n. [ LL. degradatio, from degradare: cf. F. dégradation. See Degrade. ]
He saw many removes and degradations in all the other offices of which he had been possessed. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The . . . degradation of a needy man of letters. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Deplorable is the degradation of our nature. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
Moments there frequently must be, when a sinner is sensible of the degradation of his state. Blair. [ 1913 Webster ]
The development and degradation of the alphabetic forms can be traced. I. Taylor (The Alphabet). [ 1913 Webster ]
The degradation of the species man is observed in some of its varieties. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]
Degradation of energy,
Dissipation of energy
v. t.
Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar. Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]
O miserable mankind, to what fall
Degraded, to what wretched state reserved! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Yet time ennobles or degrades each line. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Her pride . . . struggled hard against this degrading passion. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. (Biol.) To degenerate; to pass from a higher to a lower type of structure;
a.
The Netherlands . . . were reduced practically to a very degraded condition. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]
Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Deprivation of rank or office; degradation. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. causing humiliation or degradation;
adv. In a degrading manner. [ 1913 Webster ]