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BIODEGRADE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they biodegrade ... he / she / it biodegrades
Past simple: biodegraded
-ing form: biodegrading
Sense 1
Meaning:
Break down naturally through the action of biological agents
Example:
Plastic bottles do not biodegrade
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "biodegrade" is one way to...):
decompose; molder; moulder; rot (break down)
Sentence frame:
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