Both Uses of
degrade
in
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- To think I should have lived to be leading such a life, and be degraded down into such company.
Chpt 19 *degraded = reduced in human dignity
- I am the lineal descendant of that infant—I am the rightful Duke of Bridgewater; and here am I, forlorn, torn from my high estate, hunted of men, despised by the cold world, ragged, worn, heart-broken, and degraded to the companionship of felons on a raft!
Chpt 19
Definitions:
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(1)
(degrade as in: her comments were degrading) to humiliate or treat with disrespect
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(2)
(degrade as in: degraded the quality) to decrease the quality or value of something