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degrade [< Cdn F dégradé < F dégradér of ships, be turned off course by wind, tide, etc.] Fur Trade, Obs. 
n. a stop-over enforced by high winds, etc. (often in the phrase make a degrade).
degrade [< Cdn F dégradé < F dégradér of ships, be turned off course by wind, tide, etc.] Fur Trade, Obs.
n. a stop-over enforced by high winds, etc. (often in the phrase make a degrade).