disgrade

transitive verb

dis·​grade

dəsˈgrād,

(ˈ)dis¦g-,

dəˈskr-,

(ˈ)di¦skr-

: degrade

Word History

Etymology

Middle English disgraden, from Middle French desgrader, degrader

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