degrades
Brings down status
Degrades means to lower in quality, status, or condition.
Materials degrade when they break down over time: Plastic degrades slowly in landfills.
To degrade someone is to demean or humiliate them: The hazing ritual degraded the new recruits.
Performance degrades when it worsens: Service quality degrades during peak hours.
Organic breakdown process
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- biodegradationMicrobial breakdown of organics
fungi · mold · mildew · spoilage · bacteria · detritus · humus · organic matter
Iron oxide coating
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- corrodeDestroy through chemical action
- tarnishOxidation discoloration on metal
- pittingForming small cavities
galvanic · cathodic · anodic · crevice · chloride · rebar · sulfide · acidic
To make something seem unimportant
- humiliateCause painful shame
- disrespectLack of regard
- dishonorLoss of respect
- demeanLower in standing
debase · disparage · denigrate · shame · diminish · devalue · lower · cheapen
Carry on person
- frayFight or unravel
- crumbleFragment gradually
- disintegrateBreak into fragments
- weakenReduce in strength
decline · worsen · impair · fade · age · atrophy · wither · sag
Atmospheric breakdown of materials
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- abrasionShallow surface wound
- scourClean by hard rubbing
- gullyChannel carved by flowing water
rill · attrition · streambed · alluvium · deflation · washout · siltation · runoff
Formal decision or determination
- qualityStandard or attribute
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- bitrateData transfer speed
compression · artifacts · pixelation · distortion · noise · interference · attenuation · lossy
rot
Organic breakdown process
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
biodegradation · fungi · mold · mildew · spoilage · bacteria · detritus · humus · organic matter · vermicomposting
rust
Iron oxide coating
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- corrodeDestroy through chemical action
- tarnishOxidation discoloration on metal
pitting · galvanic · cathodic · anodic · crevice · chloride · rebar · sulfide · acidic · alkaline
belittle
To make something seem unimportant
- humiliateCause painful shame
- disrespectLack of regard
- dishonorLoss of respect
demean · debase · disparage · denigrate · shame · diminish · devalue · lower · cheapen · dehumanize
wear
Carry on person
- frayFight or unravel
- crumbleFragment gradually
- disintegrateBreak into fragments
weaken · decline · worsen · impair · fade · age · atrophy · wither · sag · depreciate
weathering
Atmospheric breakdown of materials
gully · rill · attrition · streambed · alluvium · deflation · washout · siltation · runoff · topsoil
resolution
Formal decision or determination
bitrate · compression · artifacts · pixelation · distortion · noise · interference · attenuation · lossy · buffer
- criticismscriticizes, disparages, condemns, denounces, censures
- tarnishesblemishes, blots, corrupts, defames, denigrates
- erodeserodes, corrodes, abrades, wears down, wears out
- graceful degradationMaintaining function while failing
- environmental degradationDecline of natural surroundings
- signal degradationLoss of transmission integrity
- ecological degradationDecline of natural systems
degrade, degraded, degrading, degradation, degradable, degradations, degradingly, degrader, degraders