Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [355]
de·grad·able adjective : capable of being chemically degraded
deg·ra·da·tion noun 1 : the act or process of degrading
2 a : decline to a low, destitute, or demoralized state
b : moral or intellectual decadence
Synonyms
[2a] decadence, declension, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, descent, deterioration, downfall, downgrade, fall—more at DECLINE
[2b] corruption, debasement, debauchery, decadence, degeneracy, degeneration, demoralization, depravity, dissipation, dissoluteness, perversion—more at CORRUPTION
de·grade verb 1 : to reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree
2 a : to bring to low esteem or into disrepute
b : to drag down in moral or intellectual character : DEBASE
3 : DECOMPOSE
Synonyms
[1] break, bust, demote, downgrade, reduce—more at DEMOTE
[2a] abase, debase, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, smirch, take down—more at HUMBLE
[2b] abase, corrupt, debase, debauch, demean, demoralize, deprave, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, warp—more at DEBASE
degrading adjective : that degrades
Synonyms
contemptuous, derogatory, disdainful, scornful, uncomplimentary—more at DEROGATORY
de·gree noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF degré, fr. VL *degradus, fr. L de- down + gradus step, grade]
1 : a step in a series
2 : a rank or grade of official, ecclesiastical, or social position; also : the civil condition of a person
3 : the extent, intensity, or scope of something esp. as measured by a graded series
4 : one of the forms or sets of forms used in the comparison of an adjective or adverb
5 : a title conferred upon students by a college, university, or professional school on completion of a program of study
6 : a line or space of the musical staff; also : a note or tone of a musical scale
7 : a unit of measure for angles that is equal to an angle with its vertex at the center of a circle and its sides cutting off 1/360 of the circumference; also : a unit of measure for arcs of a circle that is equal to the amount of arc extending 1/360 of the circumference
8 : any of various units for measuring temperature
Synonyms
[1] cut, grade, inch, notch, peg, phase, point, stage, step; also amount, measure, plane; decrement, increment
[2] footing, level, place, position, rank, situation, standing, station, status—more at RANK
de·horn verb : to deprive of horns
de·hu·man·ize verb : to deprive of human qualities, personality, or spirit
— de·hu·man·i·za·tion noun
de·hu·mid·i·fy verb : to remove moisture from (as the air)
— de·hu·mid·i·fi·er noun
de·hy·drate verb : to remove water from; also : to lose liquid
— de·hy·dra·tion noun
Synonyms
dry, parch, sear—more at DRY
de·hy·dro·ge·na·tion noun : the removal of hydrogen from a chemical compound
— de·hy·dro·ge·nate verb
de·ice verb : to keep free or rid of ice
— de·ic·er noun
de·i·fi·ca·tion noun : the act or an instance of deifying
Synonyms
adulation, idolatry, worship—more at WORSHIP
de·i·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing 1 a : to make a god of
b : to treat as an object of worship
2 : to glorify as of supreme worth; also : WORSHIP
Synonyms
[1b] adore, canonize, dote, idolize, worship—more at IDOLIZE
[2] adore, glorify, revere, venerate, worship—more at WORSHIP
deign verb [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF deigner, fr. L dignare, dignari, fr. dignus worthy]
: CONDESCEND
de·ion·ize verb : to remove ions from
de·ism noun, often cap : a system of thought advocating natural religion based on human morality and reason rather than divine revelation
— de·ist noun, often cap
— de·is·tic adjective
de·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : the quality or state of being divine : DIVINITY
2 cap : the Being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe : GOD 1
3 : a god or goddess
Synonyms
[1] divinity, godhead—more at DIVINITY
Deity [2] Almighty, Jehovah, Supreme Being
dé·jà vu noun [ORIGIN: F, adj.,