English-Swedish translations for degrade

• degradera
  Vi vill inte heller att kvinnor degraderas till äggcells- respektive embryodonatorer.We also do not want women to be degraded into egg cell or embryo donors.
  Kvinnor degraderas till en position som leverantörer av äggceller som råmaterial.Women are degraded to the level of suppliers of egg cells as raw materials.
  Människokroppen får inte degraderas till biologiskt material.The human body must not be degraded to biological material.
• degenerera
• nedvärdera
  En kvinnas värdighet, intimitet och kropp nedvärderas på det här sättet och de blir föremål för korrupta hyresavtal på den internationella marknaden för människohandel.A woman's dignity, intimacy and body are degraded in this way, and they become the subject of corrupt rental agreements on the international human trafficking market.

Definition of degrade

• To lower in value or social position
• To reduce in quality or purity
• To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down

Examples

• Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.
• The DNA sample has degraded.

Related words

• degraded
• biodegrade
• degrade oneself