degrade
Definitions
Verb
- Reduce the level of land, as by erosion
- Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- Lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
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Words that contain the term "degrade".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "degrade".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grade | 1 | 35 |
| 2 | grades | 1 | 23 |
| 3 | grande | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | grader | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | graded | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | degraded | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | degrades | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | delgrande | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | degrave | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | degrand | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | degrace | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | degradable | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | legrande | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | degrasse | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | degrange | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | belgrade | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | graden | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | gradel | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | deride | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | derden | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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