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    degrade

    US /dɪˈɡred/

    ・

    UK /dɪ'ɡreɪd/

    B2
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo reduce in amount or strength
    You degrade her with your bad words

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    Why you can't pay attention: takeaways from the book Stolen Focus

    04:04Why you can't pay attention: takeaways from the book Stolen Focus
    • One portion of the book that really freaked me out was just how nefariously social media has been designed to degrade our attention.

      One portion of the book that really freaked me out was just how nefariously social media has been designed to degrade our attention.

    • One portion of the book that really freaked me out was just how nefariously social media has been designed to degrade our attention.

      One portion of the book that really freaked me out was just how nefariously social media has been designed to degrade our attention.

    B1

    How The Next Batteries Will Change the World

    11:28How The Next Batteries Will Change the World
    • But a liquid electrolyte for a lithium-metal battery causes the lithium metal to degrade,

      But a liquid electrolyte for a lithium-metal battery causes the lithium metal to degrade,

    • causes the lithium metal to degrade

      causes the lithium metal to degrade

    B1

    Stanford Nanofabrication Facility: Dry Etching - Choosing a Dry Etching Process & Tool (Part 4 of 4)

    18:58Stanford Nanofabrication Facility: Dry Etching - Choosing a Dry Etching Process & Tool (Part 4 of 4)
    • If the resistive gets too hard, it can degrade and be very difficult to remove, and actually affect the profile as we're going deeper.

      If the resistive gets too hard, it can degrade and be very difficult to remove, and actually affect the profile as we're going deeper.

    • If the resist takes too hard it can degrade and be very difficult to remove and, uh, actually

      If the resist takes too hard it can degrade and be very difficult to remove and, uh, actually

    B2

    Why this team is trying to sequence 100,000 Asian genomes

    05:55Why this team is trying to sequence 100,000 Asian genomes
    • Eventually the keepers of the samples realized that the samples would degrade and then the decision was made on why not to convert those existing samples into digital information.

      Eventually the keepers of the samples realized that the samples would degrade and then the decision was made on why not to convert those existing samples into digital information.

    • Eventually, um, the, the, the keepers of, of, uh, the samples realized that the samples would degrade.

      Eventually, um, the, the, the keepers of, of, uh, the samples realized that the samples would degrade.

    B1

    How Do I Prune Raspberries?

    08:01How Do I Prune Raspberries?
    • It will bio degrade. I don't have to worry about plastic all over the place.

      It will bio degrade. I don't have to worry about plastic all over the place.

    B2

    President Obama Delivers Remarks at the APEC CEO Summit

    19:30President Obama Delivers Remarks at the APEC CEO Summit
    • But whether it's our fight to degrade and destroy the terrorist network known as ISIL, or to contain and combat the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, the one constant, the one global necessity, is and has been American leadership.

      But whether it's our fight to degrade and destroy the terrorist network known as ISIL, or to contain and combat the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, the one constant, the one global necessity, is and has been American leadership.

    • But whether it's our fight to degrade and destroy

      But whether it's our fight to degrade and destroy

    B1

    Who Needs USB-C Anyway?

    08:18Who Needs USB-C Anyway?
    • Make it and degrade it.

      Make it and degrade it.

    • Make it and degrade it.

      Make it and degrade it.

    B1

    The Most Extreme Births In The Animal Kingdom

    03:46The Most Extreme Births In The Animal Kingdom
    • Right after she lays an egg sac, the mother's tissues start to degrade.

      Right after she lays an egg sac, the mother's tissues start to degrade.

    • the mother's tissues start to degrade.

      the mother's tissues start to degrade.

    B2

    How Recycling Works

    08:54How Recycling Works
    • But clear glass can sometimes cause the substance inside to degrade due to light exposure from the sun.

      But clear glass can sometimes cause the substance inside to degrade due to light exposure from the sun.

    • But, clear glass can sometimes cause the substance inside to degrade

      But, clear glass can sometimes cause the substance inside to degrade

    B1

    Should you be worried about Microbeads?

    05:03Should you be worried about Microbeads?
    • rivers, lakes, and oceans. Once there, because they don't degrade or sink,

      rivers, lakes, and oceans. Once there, because they don't degrade or sink,

    • Once there, because they don't degrade or sink, they stick around for a long, long time.

      Once there, because they don't degrade or sink, they stick around for a long, long time.

    B1