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   degenerate

   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 usual or expected property or quality. technical Similar corruptdecadentdissolutedissipateddebauchedrakishreprobateprofligatedepravedperverteddespicablebasevice-riddenwickedsinfulungodlyimmoralunprincipledamoraldishonourabledisreputableunsavourysordidlowmeanignoblelewdlecherouslasciviouslicentiouslibidinousloosepromiscuouswantonlibertineintemperateinformal:pervyOpposite moral
   • ▪ (of a type of equation, curve, etc.) equivalent to a simpler type, especially when a variable or parameter is set to zero.
   • ▪ (of an energy level) corresponding to more than one quantum state.
   • ▪ (of 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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEGENERATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Degenerate can be a verb, an adjective, or a noun. As a verb, it means to become worse in quality or condition. As an adjective, it means morally bad or evil. As a noun, it means a morally bad person or a deviant.

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   adjective. formal disapproving us / dɪˈdʒen.ə.rət / uk / dɪˈdʒen.ə.rət / having low standards of behavior: a degenerate young man. Synonyms. debauched. dissipated formal disapproving. dissolute literary.

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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.

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

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   Learn the meaning of degenerate as a verb, adjective, and noun, with synonyms, pronunciation, and examples. Find out how degenerate can describe something that becomes worse, lower, or more dangerous, or someone who has low moral standards.

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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.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word degenerate, which describes something or someone with very low and unacceptable moral standards. See examples, synonyms and related words in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.