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