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    Definition of degrades in English Dictionary

  • VerbBFdegradePRdegradingPT, PPdegradedPREdé-
    1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of degrade.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • The resulting aglucon spontaneously degrades to form ITC, nitriles or, if an additional protein is present, epithionitriles [ 5 ].
        • The book, Calhoun says, incorporates ideas, in grossly degraded form, from a feminist "zinefest" subculture that had inspired her in her youth.
        • In this study, we found that pitrilysin, a zinc metallopeptidase of the inverzincin family, degrades monomeric, but not oligomeric, islet amyloid polypeptide in vitro.
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • Degrade and creaturize that mundane soul. — Cudworth.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Verbs
        • Verb forms
          • Verb singular forms
            • Third-person singular forms
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      Meaning of degrades for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "degrades" is a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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