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1 degraded
1. a деградировавший, ухудшенный2. a находящийся в состоянии упадка, деградировавший3. a пониженный, уменьшенный4. a разжалованный5. a униженный6. a жив. деградированный; поблёкший7. a биол. выродившийся8. a геральд. воздвигнутый на ступеняхСинонимический ряд:1. alloyed (adj.) adulterated; alloyed; impure2. debased (adj.) debased; depraved; disgraced; humiliated; wicked3. shameful (adj.) abject; amoral; base; dirty; low; shameful; sordid4. broke (verb) broke; broke/broken; bumped; busted; cheapened; debased; degraded; demoted; downgraded; put down; reduced5. humbled (verb) abased; cast down; debased; demeaned; humbled; humiliated; lowered; sank or sunk/sunk -
2 broke
1. a преим. predic разг. разорённый, разорившийсяdead broke — обанкротившийся, разорившийся в пух и прах
2. a преим. predic воен. жарг. уволенный со службы3. a преим. predic объезженный4. v редк. заниматься маклерствомСинонимический ряд:1. bankrupt (adj.) bankrupt; busted; destitute; impoverished; indebted; insolvent; out of money; ruined2. poor (adj.) beggared; dirt poor; flat; fortuneless; impecunious; indigent; low; necessitous; needy; penurious; poor; poverty-stricken; stone-broke; stony; strapped; unprosperous3. bankrupted (verb) bankrupted; impoverished; paupered4. cracked (verb) break down; cave in; cracked; snapped5. decoded (verb) deciphered; decoded; decrypted; puzzle out6. degraded (verb) bumped; degraded; demoted; downgraded; put down; reduced7. disproved (verb) confounded; confuted; controverted; disproved; everted; rebutted; refuted8. divorced (verb) detached; disjoined; divided; divorced; separated; severed; split9. emerged (verb) came out; come out; emerged; get out; got out; leaked; transpired10. escaped (verb) absconded; decamped; escaped; fled; flew11. failed (verb) busted; crashed; failed; folded12. gave (verb) bent; caved; collapsed; crumpled; gave; went; yielded13. gentled (verb) gentled; tamed14. happened (verb) befell; betided; came; came off; chanced; developed; did; fell out; happened; occurred; rose15. penetrated (verb) penetrated; perforated; pierced; punctured16. plowed (verb) plowed; plowed up; turned over17. recessed (verb) recessed18. ruined (verb) bankrupted; crushed; destroyed; folded up; impoverished; overwhelmed; pauperized; ruined; subdued19. smashed (verb) cleave; disjointed; fractured; shattered; shivered; smashed; splintered; sundered20. solved (verb) cleared up; dissolved; figured out; puzzled out; resolved; solved; unfolded; unraveled21. stopped (verb) give up; leave off; stopped22. told (verb) carried; communicated; conveyed; disclosed; get across; imparted; passed; passed on; reported; told; transmitted23. turned (verb) ploughed; turn over; turned24. violated (verb) breached; contravened; infringed; offended; transgressed; violated -
3 broken
1. a сломанный; разбитый2. a подорванный, ослабленный3. a сломленный, сокрушённыйhis spirit was broken and nothing could retrieve it — дух его был сломлен, и он уже не мог оправиться
4. a разорённый, разорившийся5. a ломаный6. a несвязный; прерывистый7. a неровный; бугристый8. a нарушенныйbroken rank — нарушал строй; нарушенный строй
9. a не сплошной, фрагментарный10. a с просветамиbroken sleep — сон урывками; тревожный сон
11. a выезженныйнеустойчивый, переменный
12. a нечистый, с примесью13. a воен. пониженный в чине14. a муз. арпеджированный15. a фон. дифтонгизированныйbroken money — мелкие деньги, мелочь
broken bread — остатки пищи, объедки
Синонимический ряд:1. defective (adj.) busted; defective; gone haywire; haywire; inoperable; not of working order; on the blink; out of order; screwed up2. flawed (adj.) flawed; imperfect; incoherent; mumbled; muttered; pidgin; ungrammatical; unintelligible3. intermittent (adj.) disconnected; erratic; intermittent; interrupted; irregular; spasmodic4. smashed (adj.) burst; collapsed; cracked; crushed; damaged; dismembered; shattered; smashed; split5. violated (adj.) abandoned; betrayed; dishonored; dishonoured; disregarded; ignored; retracted; transgressed; violated6. bankrupted (verb) bankrupted; impoverished; paupered7. cracked (verb) break down; cave in; cracked; snapped8. decoded (verb) deciphered; decoded; decrypted; puzzle out9. degraded (verb) bumped; degraded; demoted; downgraded; put down; reduced10. disproved (verb) confounded; confuted; controverted; disproved; everted; rebutted; refuted11. divorced (verb) detached; disjoined; divided; divorced; separated; severed; split12. emerged (verb) come out; emerged; get out; got out or gotten out; leaked; transpired13. escaped (verb) absconded; decamped; escaped; fled; flown14. failed (verb) busted; crashed; failed; folded15. gentled (verb) gentled; tamed16. given (verb) bent; caved; collapsed; crumpled; given; gone; yielded17. happened (verb) befallen; betided; chanced; come; come off; developed; done; fallen out; happened; occurred; risen18. penetrated (verb) penetrated; perforated; pierced; punctured19. plowed (verb) plowed; plowed up; turned over20. recessed (verb) recessed21. ruined (verb) bankrupted; crushed; destroyed; folded up; impoverished; overwhelmed; pauperized; ruined; subdued22. smashed (verb) cleave; disjointed; fractured; shattered; shivered; smashed; splintered; sundered23. solved (verb) cleared up; dissolved; figured out; puzzled out; resolved; solved; unfolded; unraveled24. stopped (verb) give up; leave off; stopped25. told (verb) carried; communicated; conveyed; disclosed; get across; imparted; passed; passed on; reported; told; transmitted26. turned (verb) ploughed; turn over; turned27. violated (verb) breached; contravened; infringed; offended; transgressed; violated -
4 put down
1. phr v опускать, класть2. phr v высаживать, выпускать3. phr v откладыватьput by — откладывать; припрятывать
put off — откладывать, отсрочивать
4. phr v подавлять5. phr v заставить замолчать6. phr v редк. сместить, лишить прежнего положенияto put to death — лишить жизни; убить; казнить
7. phr v разг. принижать, умалятьthey mentioned his poetry only to put it down — они упомянули его стихи лишь для того, чтобы посмеяться над ними
8. phr v осуждать; критиковать9. phr v разг. одёргивать, осаждать, сбивать спесь10. phr v подписать на суммуput me down for ?5 — подпишите меня на пять фунтов; я вношу пять фунтов
11. phr v записать на счёт12. phr v снижать, урезатьput down expenses — урезать расходы; сокращать расходы
13. phr v заставить приземлитьсяto put to the blush — заставить покраснеть, вогнать в краску
14. phr v снизиться; совершить посадку15. phr v углублять, проходить16. phr v закрытьопределять, оценивать
17. phr v поглощать18. phr v усыплять19. phr v с. -х. пускатьto put on lugs — важничать, напускать на себя важность
20. phr v обосновыватьсяСинонимический ряд:1. consume (verb) consume; polish off; punish; shift; swill2. consumed (verb) consumed; polished off; punished; put away; shifted; swilled3. crush (verb) annihilate; crush; extinguish; quash; quell; quench; squash; suppress4. degrade (verb) break; bump; bust; declass; degrade; demerit; demote; disgrade; disrate; downgrade; reduce5. degraded (verb) broke/broken; bumped; busted; degraded; demoted; downgraded; reduced6. overthrow (verb) defeat; down; overpower; overthrow; overturn; seize; subdue; upset; vanquish7. squashed (verb) annihilated; crushed; extinguished; quashed; quelled; quenched; squashed; squelched; suppressed -
5 reduced
1. a уменьшенный; сниженный; пониженный2. a понизившийся3. a похудевший, ослабевший4. a обедневший5. a фон. редуцированный6. a воен. уничтоженный7. a спец. приведённыйСинонимический ряд:1. simplified (adj.) clarified; made easy; simplified; uncomplicated2. conquered (verb) beat down/beaten down; bore down/borne down; conquered; crushed; defeated; overpowered; subdued; subjugated; vanquished3. cut (verb) chopped; clipped; cropped; curtailed; cut; cut back; cut down; lopped; lowered; marked down; pared; shaved/shaved or shaven; shorn; slashed; trimmed4. decreased (verb) abated; bated; closed; decreased; diminished; drained; drained away; dwindled; ebbed; lessened; let up; peaked out; peter out; petered out; rebated; receded; shrank; tail off; taper off; tapered; tapered off5. degraded (verb) broke; broke/broken; bumped; busted; degraded; demoted; downgraded; put down6. dieted (verb) dieted; slimmed; trim down7. lowered (verb) cheapened; depreciated; devaluated; devalued; lowered; mark down8. slenderized (verb) slenderized; slimmed down9. economically (other) advantageously; at a bargain price; at a discount; at a good price; cheaply; economically; for a low price; inexpensively; on sale -
6 busted
1. a сл. сломанный2. a разг. разорённыйСинонимический ряд:1. defective (adj.) broken; defective; gone haywire; haywire; inoperable; not of working order; on the blink; out of order; screwed up2. boxed (verb) boxed; buffeted; cuffed; slapped; smacked; spanked3. degraded (verb) bumped; degraded; demoted; downgraded; put down; reduced4. failed (verb) broke/broken; crashed; failed; folded5. ruined (verb) bankrupted; folded up; impoverished; pauperized; ruined -
7 sunk
1. утопленный; потайной2. погружать; тонуть; топитьСинонимический ряд:1. beaten (adj.) abject; base; beaten; defeated; degraded; down and out; finished; low; ruined2. downcast (adj.) bad; blue; cast down; chapfallen; crestfallen; dejected; depressed; disconsolate; dispirited; doleful; down; downcast; downhearted; down-in-the-mouth; downthrown; droopy; dull; heartsick; heartsore; hipped; low-spirited; mopey; soul-sick; spiritless; woebegone3. deteriorated (verb) declined; degenerated; descended; deteriorated; disintegrated; retrograded; rotted; stooped; worsened4. fallen (verb) declined; dipped; dove; dropped; fall off; fallen; plummeted; set; skidded; slumped; tumbled; went down/gone down5. foundered (verb) foundered; submerged; submersed; went under/gone under6. humbled (verb) abased; cast down; debased; degraded; demeaned; humbled; humiliated7. lowered (verb) couched; depressed; drooped; let down; lowered8. run (verb) driven; drove/driven; dug; plunged; rammed; ran/run; run; stabbed; stuck; thrust9. settled (verb) gravitated; settled10. slipped (verb) slipped; vitiated11. totalled (verb) demolished; destroyed; dynamited; finished; ruined; shattered; smashed; torpedoed; totalled; undone; wracked; wrecked -
8 debased
1. a сниженный; испорченный2. a униженныйСинонимический ряд:1. debauched (adj.) corrupted; debauched; degraded; depraved; perverted; vitiate; vitiated2. immoral (adj.) abandoned; base; corrupt; immoral; libertine; lost; lubricious3. adulterated (verb) adulterated; doctored; doped; doped up; loaded; sophisticated; weighted4. bastardized (verb) bastardized; brutalized; cankered; corrupted; debauched; demoralised; demoralized; depraved; perverted; poisoned; rotted; stained; vitiated; warped5. humbled (verb) abased; cast down; cheapened; degraded; demeaned; downgraded; humbled; humiliated; lowered; sank or sunk/sunk -
9 sank
Синонимический ряд:1. deteriorated (verb) declined; degenerated; descended; deteriorated; disintegrated; retrograded; rotted; stooped; worsened2. fell (verb) declined; dipped; dove; dropped; fall off; fell; plummeted; set; skidded; slumped; tumbled; went down3. foundered (verb) foundered; submerged; submersed; went under4. humbled (verb) abased; cast down; debased; degraded; demeaned; humbled; humiliated5. lowered (verb) couched; depressed; drooped; let down; lowered6. ran (verb) drove; dug; plunged; rammed; ran; stabbed; stuck; thrust7. settled (verb) gravitated; settled8. slipped (verb) slipped; vitiated9. totalled (verb) demolished; destroyed; dynamited; finished; ruined; shattered; smashed; torpedoed; totalled; undid; wracked; wrecked -
10 cast down
1. phr v разрушать2. phr v свергать3. phr v опускать4. phr v повергать в уныние, угнетатьcast off the high bar — отмах назад в вис из упора на в.ж.
Синонимический ряд:1. downcast (adj.) bad; blue; chapfallen; crestfallen; dejected; depressed; disconsolate; dispirited; doleful; down; downcast; downhearted; down-in-the-mouth; downthrown; droopy; dull; heartsick; heartsore; hipped; low; low-spirited; mopey; soul-sick; spiritless; sunk; woebegone2. depressed (verb) depressed; dispirited; oppressed; saddened; weigh down3. discontented (verb) disappointed; discontented; disgruntled; disheartened; dissatisfied; let down4. humble (verb) abase; bemean; debase; degrade; demean; humble; humiliate; lower; sink5. humbled (verb) abased; debased; degraded; demeaned; humbled; humiliated; lowered; sank or sunk/sunk6. subdue (verb) bow; compel; crush; depress; subdue -
11 vitiated
1. a испорченный2. a юр. утративший законную силуСинонимический ряд:1. debauched (adj.) base; corrupted; debased; debauched; degraded; depraved; perverted; vitiate2. debased (verb) bastardized; brutalized; cankered; corrupted; debased; debauched; demoralised; demoralized; depraved; perverted; poisoned; rotted; stained; warped3. fell (verb) fell; sank; slipped4. injured (verb) blemished; damaged; harmed; hurt; impaired; injured; marred; prejudiced; spoiled or spoilt; tarnished5. voided (verb) abated; abolished; abrogated; annihilated; annulled; cancelled; invalidated; negated; nullified; quashed; repealed; rescinded; set aside; undid/undone; voided -
12 base
1. n основа, основание; базис; база; низ, дно2. n основа, основание, основной момент, пункт3. n база; опорный пункт4. n преим. воен. площадка5. n воен. орудийная платформа6. n мат. стр. основание, донная часть; фундамент7. n мат. архит. пьедестал, цоколь8. n мат. тех. фундаментная плита; основная рама; основная доска9. n мат. тех. штатив10. n мат. геол. подошва11. n мат. геол. подстилающий слой, подстилающая порода12. n мат. геод. базис13. n эл. цоколь14. n эл. изолирующее основание15. n эл. кино подложкаplastic base — пластмассовая основа ; пластмассовая подложка
16. n эл. полигр. ножка литеры, подставка клише17. n эл. спорт. место старта; стартовая площадка или линияhome base — цель, финиш
18. n эл. «дом»19. n эл. воен. дно снаряда; запоясковая часть снаряда20. a основной, базисный; фундаментальный21. a спец. базовый; относящийся к базе22. a спец. воен. донный23. a спец. ав. наземный24. v основывать, обосновыватьbased on experiment — основанный на опыте, опирающийся на опыты
25. v базировать; размещать войска26. v стр. фундировать27. a низкий, низменный, подлыйbase person — подлая личность, гнусный тип
28. a нижний29. a низкий; негромкий30. a арх. низкорослый, невысокий31. a низкокачественный; некачественный32. a фальшивый, неполноценный или низкого достоинства33. a зазорный34. a неблагодарный, окисляющийся35. a низкопробный36. a простонародный, грубый, испорченный37. a уст. незаконный, незаконнорождённый38. a юр. преим. ист. принудительный; рабский, крепостной39. n игра в барыСинонимический ряд:1. cheap (adj.) cheap; cheesy; paltry; rubbishing; rubbishly; rubbishy; shoddy; sleazy; tatty; trashy; trumpery2. corrupt (adj.) bad; corrupt; evil; foul; nefarious; sinister; tainted; ungodly3. disreputable (adj.) disgraceful; dishonorable; dishonourable; disreputable; infamous; notorious; scandalous; shameful4. ignoble (adj.) abject; baseborn; beggarly; common; degrading; humble; ignoble; lowborn; lowly; menial; ordinary; plebeian; unennobled; unwashed; vulgar5. inferior (adj.) coarse; counterfeit; inferior; poor; shabby; tawdry; ugly; unworthy6. mean (adj.) contemptible; cowardly; degraded; despicable; dirty; low; low-down; mean; servile; sordid; squalid; vile; villainous; wretched7. basement (noun) basement; bed; bedrock; bottom; cornerstone; foot; footing; foundation; fundamental; ground; grounds; groundwork; hardpan; infrastructure; nadir; pedestal; rest; root; rudiment; seat; seating; stand; stem; substratum; substruction; substructure; underpinning; understructure8. camp (noun) camp; centre; complex; garrison; headquarters; installation; post; settlement; site; station9. point of departure (noun) goal; object; point of departure; radical; terminal10. principle (noun) basis; core; element; essence; heart; principle; support11. establish (verb) bottom; build; establish; fasten; found; ground; predicate; rest; root in; seat; stay12. locate (verb) locate; situate; stationАнтонимический ряд:good; grand; high-minded; honorable; honored; honourable; honoured; lofty; majestic; moral; noble; peak; pure; refined; summit; virtuous -
13 abased
снижать; сниженныйСинонимический ряд:humbled (verb) cast down; debased; degraded; demeaned; humbled; humiliated; lowered; sank or sunk/sunk -
14 adulterated
a фальсифицированный, испорченныйСинонимический ряд:1. alloyed (adj.) alloyed; degraded2. impure (adj.) contaminated; corrupt; corrupted; defiled; diluted; impure; infected; putrescent; putrid; tainted; unclean3. doctored (verb) adulterated; debased; doctored; doped; doped up; loaded; sophisticated; weighted -
15 low
1. n самый низкий уровень2. n обыкн. низина3. n метеор. область низкого барометрического давления; циклон4. n карт. младший козырь5. n фоска6. n спорт. самый маленький счёт7. n авт. первая, низшая скоростьon a low level — на низком уровне; в низших инстанциях
8. a низкий, невысокийlow frequency — радио, низкая частота
low cover — подрост, нижний ярус
9. a низкий, низменныйtrees growing in low, shady places — деревья, растущие в низких тенистых местах
10. a низкий, ниже обычного или желаемого уровняlow level of employment — низкий уровень занятости, большая безработица
low tide — отлив, малая вода
to get low — понижаться, падать
11. a открытый12. a тихий, негромкий13. a низкого происхождения, низкого социального положенияall sorts of people, high and low — всякие люди, люди разных классов
low area — циклон, область низкого давления
low level i/o — ввод - вывод низкого уровня
14. a невысокоразвитый, стоящий на низкой ступени цивилизацииlow tribes — племена, стоящие на низкой ступени развития
straddle over low bar — перемах ноги врозь над н.ж.
15. a биол. низшийlow quality — низкое качество; низший сорт
16. a вульгарный, грубый; низкий; невоспитанныйlow manners — плохие манеры; вульгарные манеры
low fellow — невоспитанный человек, хам
17. a низкий, подлыйlow cunning — коварство; изворотливость
18. a слабый, пониженный, небольшойlow volume — небольшой обьем; небольшой
19. a слабый, подавленный20. a подавленный, униженныйto bring low — подавлять, угнетать; унижать
21. a плохой, неблагоприятный22. a скудный, недостаточный; непитательный; истощённый, исчерпанныйoil is in low supply — нефти не хватает; нефть поступает в недостаточном количестве
23. a церк. принадлежащие к низкой церквиtoo low — слишком низко; слишком низкий
24. adv низкоto bow low — низко кланяться; отвесить низкий поклон
I hope I shall never fall as low as that — я надеюсь, что никогда не паду так низко
25. adv тихо, негромко26. adv на низких нотах27. adv дёшево, по дешёвой ценеto buy low — покупать дёшево, купить по дешёвке
28. adv скудно; бедно, в бедностиto live low — жить в бедности, скудно питаться
rear lying support hang on low bar — вис лежа сзади на н.ж.
front lying support hang on low bar — вис лежа на н.ж.
29. adv слабо30. adv поздно, недавно31. n мычание32. v мычатьСинонимический ряд:1. cheap (adj.) cheap; economical; inexpensive; low cost; low-cost; low-priced; popular; reasonable; uncostly; undear2. coarse (adj.) coarse; crass; crude; gross; incult; inelegant; raw; rough; rude; uncouth; uncultivated; uncultured; unpolished; unrefined; vulgar3. deep (adj.) bass; deep; low-pitched4. downcast (adj.) bad; blue; cast down; chapfallen; crestfallen; dejected; depressed; disconsolate; dispirited; doleful; down; downcast; downhearted; down-in-the-mouth; downthrown; droopy; dull; gloomy; heartsick; heartsore; heavy-hearted; hipped; low-spirited; melancholic; melancholy; miserable; moody; mopey; sad; saddened; soul-sick; spiritless; sunk; unhappy; woebegone5. flat (adj.) flat; level; squat; stumpy6. humble (adj.) humble; insignificant; paltry; unimportant7. ignoble (adj.) baseborn; ignoble; lowborn; meek; plain; plebeian; unennobled; unwashed8. mean (adj.) abhorrent; abject; base; contemptible; degraded; despicable; detestable; disgraceful; disgusting; dishonorable; dishonourable; disreputable; filthy; foul; loathsome; low-down; lowly; mean; menial; nasty; obnoxious; odious; reprehensible; repugnant; rotten; servile; shabby; sordid; sorry; squalid; ugly; unbecoming; undignified; vile; wretched9. poor (adj.) beggared; broke; destitute; dirt poor; fortuneless; impecunious; impoverished; indigent; necessitous; needy; penurious; poor; poverty-stricken; stone-broke; stony; strapped; unprosperous10. prone (adj.) dead; prone; prostrate; supine11. small (adj.) inferior; lesser; lower; minor; minor-league; nether; petty; secondary; small; subjacent; under12. soft (adj.) gentle; hushed; low-key; muffled; quiet; soft; subdued13. subaverage (adj.) subaverage; subnormal14. unwell (adj.) ailing; dying; exhausted; expiring; feeble; indisposed; off-color; offish; poorly; sickly; sinking; underly; unwell; weak15. bellow (verb) bellow16. cheaply (other) cheaply; inexpensivelyАнтонимический ряд:admirable; blatant; considerable; deafening; decent; elated; elevated; eminent; estimable; exalted; excited; exorbitant; happy; healthy; loud; substantial; tall
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attaint — Verb: To pass sentence of attainder. Adjective: Under sentence of attainder. Convicted of high treason or felony; stained and degraded by conviction of a capital offense; deprived of all civil rights and capacities. Noun: An ancient writ employed … Ballentine's law dictionary
Kambojas — The Kambojas were a Kshatriya tribe of Iron Age India, frequently mentioned in ( post Vedic ) Sanskrit and Pali literature, making their first appearance in the Mahabharata and contemporary Vedanga literature (roughly from the 7th century BCE).… … Wikipedia
degenerate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English degenerat, from Latin degeneratus, past participle of degenerare to degenerate, from de + gener , genus race, kind more at kin Date: 15th century 1. a. having declined or become less specialized (as in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Romance languages — Romance Geographic distribution: Originally Southern Europe and parts of Africa; now also Latin America, Canada, parts of Lebanon and much of Western Africa Linguistic classification: Indo European Italic … Wikipedia
List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… … Wikipedia
degrade — UK [dɪˈɡreɪd] / US verb Word forms degrade : present tense I/you/we/they degrade he/she/it degrades present participle degrading past tense degraded past participle degraded 1) [transitive] to treat someone in a way that makes them stop… … English dictionary
de|grade — «dih GRAYD», verb, grad|ed, grad|ing. –v.t. 1. to reduce to a lower rank, often as a punishment; take away a position or an honor from: »The sergeant was degraded to private for disobeying orders. SYNONYM(S): demote. 2. t … Useful english dictionary