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Degrader vs Degrades - What's the difference?

degrader | degrades |

As a noun degrader

is one who, or that which, degrades.

As a verb degrades is

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degrader

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who, or that which, degrades.
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    degrades

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (degrade)
  • ----

    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