adjective
harmful to the mind or morals
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- corrupt judges and their corrupting influence
- the vicious and degrading cult of violence
adjective
used of conduct
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- characterized by dishonor
verb
reduce the level of land, as by erosion
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verb
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
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- She tends to put down younger women colleagues
- His critics took him down after the lecture
verb
lower the grade of something
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- reduce its worth