rabaisser, déshonorer, se détériorer
The technical infrastructure had started to degrade quite a bit.
L’infrastructure technique avait commencé à se dégrader sérieusement.
You said it would degrade you to marry me.
Tu as dit que m'épouser te dégraderait.
— "Wuthering Heights" (2026)
It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff.
Épouser Heathcliff me dégraderait.
— "Wuthering Heights" (2026)
I did not know that I would degrade myself.
Je ne savais pas que je m'abaisserais à ce point.
— "Wuthering Heights" (2026)