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What does degrade mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word degrade? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To lower in value or social position.
  2. (intransitive) To reduce in quality or purity.
  3. (transitive, geology) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.
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In electronic devices, even a negligible instrumental error can totally degrade the system compared to electro-mechanical ones.
The problem is that forks in the electrical grid reflect broadband signals and thereby degrade transmission.
During tissue regeneration, cells release enzymes that degrade natural biomaterials at specific peptide sequences.
But having him degrade you in such a way, I think, you know, here again was a low blow.
Acid hydrolases of the lysosomes degrade the apoproteins and release free fatty acids and cholesterol.
Polycarbonate baby bottles, for example, may leach an estrogenic compound called bisphenol A as they degrade.

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