"jdn degradieren" in English jdn. degradieren {v.t.} to downgrade sb. jdn. degradieren to degrade sb. to relegate sb. Detailed translations for "jdn degradieren" jdn. degradieren{transitive verb} jdn. degradieren to downgrade sb. jdn. degradieren 1. military jdn. degradieren(also: im Dienstrang herabsetzen) to degrade sb. 2. other jdn. degradieren(also: jdn. zurückstufen) to relegate sb.