Degrade
Degrade verb - To lower in character, dignity, or quality.
Usage example: degrading the school's animal mascot with a silly costume
Pollute and degrade are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pollute" instead a verb "Degrade".
Nearby Words: degradation, degrading
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| land | degrade land | pollute land |
| environment | degrade environment | pollute environment |
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Pollute and Degrade. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/degrade/pollute
Degrade & Pollute. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/degrade/pollute>.
Pollute or Degrade. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/degrade/pollute.
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