Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to biodegrade
Participle: biodegraded
Gerund: biodegrading
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | biodegrade |
| you | biodegrade |
| he;she;it | biodegrades |
| we | biodegrade |
| you | biodegrade |
| they | biodegrade |
Perfect
| I | have biodegraded |
| you | have biodegraded |
| he;she;it | has biodegraded |
| we | have biodegraded |
| you | have biodegraded |
| they | have biodegraded |
Past
| I | biodegraded |
| you | biodegraded |
| he;she;it | biodegraded |
| we | biodegraded |
| you | biodegraded |
| they | biodegraded |
Pluperfect
| I | had biodegraded |
| you | had biodegraded |
| he;she;it | had biodegraded |
| we | had biodegraded |
| you | had biodegraded |
| they | had biodegraded |
Future
| I | will biodegrade |
| you | will biodegrade |
| he;she;it | will biodegrade |
| we | will biodegrade |
| you | will biodegrade |
| they | will biodegrade |
Future Perfect
| I | will have biodegraded |
| you | will have biodegraded |
| he;she;it | will have biodegraded |
| we | will have biodegraded |
| you | will have biodegraded |
| they | will have biodegraded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | biodegrade |
| you | biodegrade |
| he;she;it | biodegrade |
| we | biodegrade |
| you | biodegrade |
| they | biodegrade |
Perfect
| I | have biodegraded |
| you | have biodegraded |
| he;she;it | have biodegraded |
| we | have biodegraded |
| you | have biodegraded |
| they | have biodegraded |
Imperfect
| I | biodegraded |
| you | biodegraded |
| he;she;it | biodegraded |
| we | biodegraded |
| you | biodegraded |
| they | biodegraded |
Pluperfect
| I | had biodegraded |
| you | had biodegraded |
| he;she;it | had biodegraded |
| we | had biodegraded |
| you | had biodegraded |
| they | had biodegraded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would biodegrade |
| you | would biodegrade |
| he;she;it | would biodegrade |
| we | would biodegrade |
| you | would biodegrade |
| they | would biodegrade |
Perfect
| I | would have biodegraded |
| you | would have biodegraded |
| he;she;it | would have biodegraded |
| we | would have biodegraded |
| you | would have biodegraded |
| they | would have biodegraded |
Imperative
| you | biodegrade |
| we | Let's biodegrade |
| you | biodegrade |
Verbs conjugated like 'biodegrade'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'biodegrade'
bioerode,
degrade,
begrace,
begrave,
biodecay,
biograph,
bioinvade,
crossgrade,
disgrade,
downgrade,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.
3. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
4. Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der.
5. English bio-
6. English degrade
7. English biodegrade
8. From bio- + degrade.
Sample Sentences
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PLA decomposes slowly, but plants can help the material biodegrade five to seven times faster in the soil, Kato says. [2026 February 17, Simmone Shah, “Biodegradable Beads Are Helping Mardi Gras Go Green”, in TIME, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2026:]