Meaning
degrade, deteriorate
- To deteriorate or ruin the quality, condition, or dignity of something
- To strip someone of their rank or title; demote
- (reflexive) To decline, decay, or break down over time
In a sentence
L'inquinamento atmosferico rischia di degradare monumenti storici preziosi.
Air pollution risks degrading precious historical monuments.
La plastica non si degrada facilmente nell'ambiente naturale.
Plastic does not break down easily in the natural environment.
Il comune cerca di riqualificare le zone urbane più degradate.
The municipality is trying to redevelop the most run-down urban areas.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| degradare | infinitive |
| degrado | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| degradi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| degrada | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| degradiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| degradate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| degradano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| degradavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| degradavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| degradava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| degradavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| degradavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| degradavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| degradai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| degradasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| degradò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| degradammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| degradaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| degradarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| degraderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| degraderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| degraderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| degraderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| degraderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| degraderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| degradi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| degradi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| degradi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| degradiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| degradiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| degradino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| degradassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| degradassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| degradasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| degradassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| degradaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| degradassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| degraderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| degraderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| degraderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| degraderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| degradereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| degraderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| degrada | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| degradiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| degradate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| degradando | gerund |
| degradato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- The past participle 'degradato' is very common as an adjective meaning 'run-down' or 'blighted'.