What does "degradar" mean in English?

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Spanish

degradar

English

degrade

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Alternative translations of "degradar"

demean
downgrade
debase
deteriorate

Examples of how to use "degradar" in Spanish

Spanish
El plástico se degrada lentamente.
English
Plastic degrades slowly.
Spanish
La basura degrada el suelo lentamente.
English
Trash slowly degrades the soil.
Spanish
Hace años degradó el río por contaminación.
English
Years ago, it polluted the river.
Spanish
El humo degradaba la calidad del aire.
English
The smoke degraded the air quality.
Spanish
El suelo degradaría más sin leyes ambientales.
English
The soil would degrade more without environmental laws.

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El plástico se degrada lentamente.

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