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   De·gen·er·ate

   adjective

   • 1. having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline: "a degenerate form of a higher civilization" Similar debaseddegradedcorruptcorruptedvitiatedbastardimpureOpposite pure
   • 2. lacking some property, order, or distinctness of structure previously or usually present. technical Similar corruptdecadentdissolutedissipateddebauchedrakishreprobateprofligatedepravedperverteddespicablebasevice-riddenwickedsinfulungodlyimmoralunprincipledamoraldishonorabledisreputableunsavorysordidlowmeanignoblelewdlecherouslasciviouslicentiouslibidinousloosepromiscuouswantonlibertineintemperateinformal:pervyOpposite moral
   • ▪ relating to or denoting an example of a particular type of equation, curve, or other entity that is equivalent to a simpler type, often occurring when a variable or parameter is set to zero.
   • ▪ relating to or denoting an energy level that corresponds to more than one quantum state.
   • ▪ relating to or denoting matter at densities so high that gravitational contraction is counteracted either by the Pauli exclusion principle or by an analogous quantum effect between closely packed neutrons.
   • ▪ having reverted to a simpler form as a result of losing a complex or adaptive structure present in the ancestral form: "degenerate offshoots from the main line of vertebrate progress"

   noun

   • 1. an immoral or corrupt person: "get out of my house, you degenerate!"

   verb

   • 1. decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally: "the quality of life had degenerated" Similar deterioratedeclinesinkslipslideworsenget/grow worsetake a turn for the worselapsefailfall offslumpgo downhillregressretrogressdecayrotgo to rack and ruininformal:go to potgo to the dogshit the skidsgo down the tubesgo down the toiletgo to the packrare:retrogradedevolvewaste awaywasteatrophyweakenbecome debilitatedOpposite improve

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin degeneratus ‘no longer of its kind’, from the verb degenerare, from degener ‘debased’, from de- ‘away from’ + genus, gener- ‘race, kind’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. degenerately adverb

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   The meaning of DEGENERATE is having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state. How to use degenerate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Degenerate.

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   DEGENERATE definition: 1. to become worse in quality: 2. having low standards of behaviour: 3. someone with low…. Learn more.

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   Degenerate definition: to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate. See examples of DEGENERATE used in a sentence.

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   DEGENERATE meaning: 1. to become worse in quality: 2. having low standards of behaviour: 3. someone with low…. Learn more.

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   If something degenerates, it gets worse, like a food fight that degenerates to an all-out spaghetti-throwing war. Degenerate can also describe an immoral person — or the behavior of such a person.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEGENERATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe a person or their behaviour as degenerate, you disapprove of them because you think they have low standards of behaviour or morality.

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   DEGENERATE meaning: 1. to become worse: 2. having low moral principles. Learn more.

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   Some common synonyms of degenerate are corrupt, iniquitous, nefarious, vicious, and villainous. While all these words mean "highly reprehensible or offensive in character, nature, or conduct," degenerate suggests having sunk to an especially vicious or enervated condition.

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    : a person whose behavior is not morally right or socially acceptable. a couple of degenerates on a crime spree. DEGENERATE meaning: to change to a worse state or condition to become worse, weaker, less useful, etc. often + into.

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    Definition of degenerate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.