degradarverb
Degradar means to degrade, lower or demote in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as degrada, degradan and degradando.
- to degrade, lower, demote
El sol puede degradar el color de la ropa.
The sun can fade the color of clothes.
El oficial fue degradado por su mala conducta.
The officer was demoted for his misconduct.
Con los años, la humedad degradó la estructura del puente.
Over the years, humidity degraded the bridge's structure.
La contaminación degrada rápidamente el aire de la ciudad.
Pollution rapidly degrades the city's air.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| degrada | he, she, it | Present |
| degradan | they | Present |
| degradando | Gerund | |
| degradó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| degrade | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| degraden | they | Present subjunctive |
| degradaré | I | Future |
| degradaron | they | Preterite |
| degradaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| degradará | he, she, it | Future |
| degradaban | they | Imperfect |