degrade gracefully
Of a system: to maintain at least some of its functionality when portions are not working, or when certain features are not available.
degrade
/dɪˈɡɹeɪd/
verb 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
corrupt, over, telling
VERB + DEGRADE
begun, don't, started
DEGRADE + NOUN
himself, yourself
ADV.
quite, such
Definitions
verb
1
To lower in value or social position.
Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.
[…] [William] Prynne was sentenced by the Star-Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar, to stand in pillory at two places in London and lose an ear at each, to be branded on the forehead, to pay a fine of five thousand pounds, and to be imprisoned for life.
2
To reduce in quality or purity.
The DNA sample has degraded.
3
To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.
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Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.
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[…] [William] Prynne was sentenced by the Star-Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar, to stand in pillory at two places in London and lose an ear at each, to be branded on the forehead, to pay a f
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The DNA sample has degraded.
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Don't degrade yourself by telling such a lie.
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Batteries degrade over time.
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I do not degrade you. I purify you.
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