"degrade sth" in German to degrade sth. etw. abbauen etw. zersetzen die Qualität/Güte von etw. vermindern Detailed translations for "degrade sth" to degrade sth. 1. biology, esp. if incompletely to degrade sth.(also: to break down, to decompose, to catabolize) etw. abbauen to degrade sth.(also: to break down, to decompose, to catabolize) etw. zersetzen{transitive verb} 2. other to degrade sth. die Qualität/Güte von etw. vermindern{transitive verb}