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Degrade vs Discompose - What's the difference?

degrade | discompose |

As verbs the difference between degrade and discompose

is that degrade is while discompose is to destroy the composure of something.

degrade

English

Verb

(degrad)
  • To lower in value or social position.
  • Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.
  • * Palfrey
  • Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar.
  • To reduce in quality or purity.
  • The DNA sample has degraded .
  • (geology) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.
  • Derived terms

    * degradation

    discompose

    English

    Verb

    (discompos)
  • To destroy the composure of something
  • Synonyms

    * agitate * perturb * unsettle

    See also

    * decompose ----