Degrade vs Degraded - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between degrade and degraded

is that degrade is to lower in value or social position while degraded is past tense of degrade.

feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.

(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.

* degradation

(en adjective)

Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.

The Netherlands were reduced practically to a very degraded condition. — Motley.

(biology) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.

Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons. — Dana.

(heraldry) Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.

* humiliated

(head)

(degrade)