degrade-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: disgrace,cheapen/reduce worth

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] DEGRADE NP2

Examples:
She degraded Giuseppe every chance she got.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3

Sense Number 2: reduce the level of land, as by erosion

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 DEGRADE NP2

Examples:
Acidification and the production of acid leachates have severely
degraded the land within the drained area.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1