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degrade

[dih-greyd, dee-greyd] / dɪˈgreɪd, diˈgreɪd /


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The United States and Israel said that they attacked Iran to degrade its military capacity.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

However, McBeth notes that continued operations would continue to degrade Iran’s command and control structure.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

When evolution experiments only reward a single state, other necessary states can degrade.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

It will certainly degrade and damage Iran’s infrastructure, standing, mystique.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

I wished we did not have to degrade the house with our modern jig-tunes so out-of-place and unromantic.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier