Degraduate

/ˌdiːˈɡræd͡ʒuːeɪt/ verb

Definition

To remove or revoke a degree or academic credential from someone; to strip of the status of graduate.

Etymology

From de- (reverse/remove) + graduate (from Latin graduatus 'step by step'). This is a technical term in academic administration for reversing the conferral of a degree.

Kelly Says

Universities occasionally degraduate people when degrees are revoked for plagiarism or research fraud—it's become more visible as academic integrity scandals hit the headlines in recent decades.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አውጥ
aw-t
ARالعربية
يضعف
yi-d-a-f
BNবাংলা
পরিণত
pa-ri-nit
CACatalà
degradar
deh-grah-dar
CSČeština
snižovat
sni-zho-vat
DADansk
forringe
for-rin-ge
DEDeutsch
degrad
deh-grad
ELΕλληνικά
καταρρέω
ka-ta-r-reh-o
ESEspañol
degradar
deh-GRA-dar
FAفارسی
کاهش دادن
ka-haas da-dan
FISuomi
heikentää
hei-ken-taa
FRFrançais
dégrader
deh-gra-der
GUGU
પાતળું
pa-ta-lu-n
HAHA
rukuda
roo-koo-dah
HEעברית
להידרדר
le-hi-der-der
HIहिन्दी
गिराना
gee-ra-nah
HUMagyar
rombol
rom-bol
IDBahasa Indonesia
merendahkan
me-ren-dah-kan
IGIG
gbaa
gbaa
ITItaliano
degradare
deh-GRA-dare
JA日本語
劣化させる
te-k-a-sa-se-ru
KKKK
жақсы
jahk-sy
KMKM
បរិણម
ba-ri-nom
KO한국어
저하시키다
jeo-ha-si-ki-da
MRMR
वर्धित
var-dhi-t
MSBahasa Melayu
merosakkan
me-ro-sak-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပျက်စီး
pyet-si
NLNederlands
degraderen
deh-grah-reh-ren
NONorsk
forringe
for-rin-ge
PAPA
ਘਟા
gh-at-ta
PLPolski
degradować
deh-gra-doh-vat'
PTPortuguês
degradar
deh-GRA-dar
RORomână
degrada
deh-GRA-dah
RUРусский
ухудшать
ookh-sh-at'
SVSvenska
försämra
furs-a-m-ra
SWKiswahili
kupunguzia
koo-pu-ngu-zee-ah
TAதமிழ்
குறைக்க
ku-rai-kka
TEతెలుగు
తగ్గు
ta-ggu
THไทย
ลดคุณภาพ
lot-khun-na-p
TLTL
pababa
pa-ba-ba
TRTürkçe
değersizleştirmek
deh-yer-siz-le-stir-mek
UKУкраїнська
погіршувати
po-hir-shu-vaty
URاردو
خراب کرنا
kha-rab-kar-na
VITiếng Việt
hạ thấp
ha-thap
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
降解
jiàngjiě
ZUZU
ukuthihlukanisa
koo-thee-hoo-lu-ka-ni-sa

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