degrade
Example Sentences
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As a result, proteins are not properly degraded, which can lead to the death of nerve cells.
From Science Daily
For weeks, the US and Israel have insisted that Iran's military capacity has been severely degraded.
From BBC
The targeting clearly shows a strategy to degrade the regime’s apparatus of repression, but risks harming the very prisoners it is intended to empower, analysts said.
They also justify his choice to continue the campaign, degrading Iran’s missile and drone infrastructure and thereby its ability to support proxies.
Gabbard also told lawmakers Iran's government remains "intact but largely degraded" after sustained strikes, underscoring a more measured assessment than some of the administration's public rhetoric.
From Barron's
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