ísligh — meaning in English

English meaning

• cheapen verb To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.
• degrade verb To lower someone's dignity or status; to humiliate.
• demote verb To lower the rank or status of.
• descend verb To move from a higher place to a lower one; to go down.
• dim adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
• dip verb To lower something briefly into a liquid.
• drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
• lower verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.
• reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.

Senses

ísligh is used for these senses in English:

• come down (intransitive) To descend, fall down, collapse.
• come down (intransitive) To reach or release a decision.
• degrade (transitive) To lower in value or social position.
• demote (transitive) To lower the rank or status of.
• dip (transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
• reduce (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
• turn down (idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

cheapen — full definition

1. verb To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.
2. verb To make vulgar.
3. verb To become cheaper.
4. verb To bargain for, ask the price of.

degrade — full definition

1. verb To lower someone's dignity or status; to humiliate.
2. verb To reduce something's quality, strength, or condition over time.

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