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degrade
/dɪˈɡreɪd/
verb
poniżać
Also
degradowaćpogarszać
Definition
To treat someone without respect and make them feel ashamed; or to make something worse in quality or condition.
Examples
Don't let anyone degrade you.
Nie pozwól nikomu się poniżać.
Plastic bottles degrade very slowly in the environment.
Plastikowe butelki bardzo wolno ulegają degradacji w środowisku.
The quality of the signal will degrade over distance.
Jakość sygnału będzie się pogarszać wraz z odległością.
Synonyms
Collocations
degrade the environmentdegrade qualitydegrade someone's dignity
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