Degrade
Degrade verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.
Usage example: the view that such a system degrades doctors to the status of medical employees who ultimately are not in charge of their patients' health care
Disrate and degrade are semantically related In some cases you can use "Disrate" instead a verb "Degrade".
Nearby Words: degradation, degrading
Disrate
Disrate verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.
Usage example: several noncommissioned officers had been disrated
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