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Definition of Degrades
1. degrade [v] - See also: degrade
Lexicographical Neighbors of Degrades
Literary usage of Degrades
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Poets and Their Theology by Augustus Hopkins Strong (1916)
"This same philosophy degrades the form of art as well as its substance. Beauty wakens
in us sympathetic feeling, and clamors for rhythmical expression. ..."
2. The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life by Hannah More (1827)
"iS'ow, though 1 have always considered it in a general way, as the cause of our
salvation, of this sacrifice also degrades wealth, debases power, ..."
3. The Wall Street Point of View by Henry Clews (1900)
"How it ruins material prosperity and degrades humanity. — Remarks on the efforts
of the six European powers to put Europe on a peace footing. ..."
4. Shahmah in Pursuit of Freedom; Or, The Branded Hand by Frances Harriet Green (1858)
"The Professor's Opinion—The Doctor's Reply—Instances of Physical Beauty in the
Negro —Instances of Inferior "Whites—Slavery degrades and depraves the ..."
5. Life and Public Services of Charles Sumner by Charles Edwards Lester (1874)
"... and murders the very soul; which, amidst a plausible physical comfort, degrades
man, created in the Divine image, to the level of a beast;—such a power, ..."
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