[
  {
    "word": "degrade",
    "phonetic": "/di\u02c8\u0261\u0279e\u026ad/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/di\u02c8\u0261\u0279e\u026ad/",
        "audio": ""
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To lower in value or social position.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Fred degrades himself by his behaviour."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To reduce in quality or purity.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The DNA sample has degraded."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/degrade"
    ]
  }
]