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Stage 1 of 2
degradare
Medieval Latin · medieval
"to step down, to reduce rank"
to step down, to reduce in rank, from de- (down) and gradus (a step)
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Stage 2 of 2
degrade
English · 1400s
"to lower someone's status, or reduce quality"
settled as the English word for lowering someone's status, or reducing quality
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