dégrader
French
verb
Definitions
- to demote (lower someone's position in an organisation)
- to degrade (lessen someone's reputation)
- to deface (vandalise)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēgradāre, dēgradō affix from French grade (a grade, degree).
Origin
French
grade
Gloss
a grade, degree
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- grade English
- dēgradāre, dēgradō Latin
- gradus Latin
- Grad German
- autodégradable French
- biodégradable French
- décigrade French
- dégradable French
- grade French
- деградировать Russian
- grad Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan