degenerate

de·gen·er·ate  (d-jnr-t)

adj.

1. Having declined, as in function or nature, from a former or original state: a degenerate form of an ancient folk art.

2. Having fallen to an inferior or undesirable state, especially in mental or moral qualities.

3. Physics Relating to two or more quantum states that share the same quantum numbers: degenerate energy levels.

4. Physics Characterized by great density and consisting of atoms stripped of electrons: degenerate matter.

5. Medicine Characterized by degeneration, as of tissue, a cell, or an organ.

6. Biology Having lost one or more highly developed functions, characteristics, or structures through evolution: a degenerate life form.

7. Genetics Having more than one codon that may code for the same amino acid.

n.

1. A depraved, corrupt, or vicious person.

2. A person lacking or having progressively lost normative biological or psychological characteristics.

intr.v. (--rt) de·gen·er·at·ed, de·gen·er·at·ing, de·gen·er·ates

1. To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate: old water pipes that are degenerating with age; a dispute that degenerated into a brawl.

2. To decline in quality: The quality of his writing degenerated as he continued to drink.

3. To undergo degeneration.

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[Latin dgenertus, past participle of dgenerre, to depart from one's own kind, deteriorate : d-, de- + genus, gener-, race; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·gener·ate·ly adv.

de·gener·ate·ness n.

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degenerate

vb [dɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt] (intr)

1. to become degenerate

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology (of organisms or their parts) to become less specialized or functionally useless

adj [dɪˈdʒɛnərɪt]

1. having declined or deteriorated to a lower mental, moral, or physical level; debased; degraded; corrupt

2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics

a.  (of the constituents of a system) having the same energy but different wave functions

b.  (of a semiconductor) containing a similar number of electrons in the conduction band to the number of electrons in the conduction band of metals

c.  (of a resonant device) having two or more modes of equal frequency

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) (of a code) containing symbols that represent more than one letter, figure, etc.

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a plant or animal) having undergone degeneration

n [dɪˈdʒɛnərɪt]

a degenerate person

[from Latin dēgenerāre, from dēgener departing from its kind, ignoble, from de- + genus origin, race]

degenerately  adv

degenerateness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	degenerate - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior deviant, deviate, pervert fetishist - one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature) masochist - someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment nympho, nymphomaniac - a woman with abnormal sexual desires child molester, paederast, pederast - a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner paedophile, pedophile - an adult who is sexually attracted to children miscreant, reprobate - a person without moral scruples sadist - someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others sadomasochist - someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism lech, lecher, letch, satyr - man with strong sexual desires bugger, sodomist, sodomite, sod - someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
Verb	1.	degenerate - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" deteriorate, devolve, drop fatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" languish, fade - become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" rot, waste - become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
Adj.	1.	degenerate - unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" debauched, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

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degenerate

verb

decline, slip, sink, decrease, deteriorate, worsen, rot, decay, lapse, fall off, regress, go to pot, retrogress He degenerated into drug and alcohol abuse.

adjective

depraved, base, corrupt, fallen, low, perverted, degraded, degenerated, immoral, decadent, debased, debauched, dissolute, pervy (slang) the degenerate attitudes he found among some of his fellow officers

noun

pervert, deviant, profligate, libertine, reprobate, debauchee a degenerate who died from his perverted excesses

Translations

degenerate

A. [dɪˈdʒenərɪt] ADJ → degenerado

B. [dɪˈdʒenərɪt] N → degenerado/a m/f

C. [dɪˈdʒenəreɪt] VI → degenerar (into en) the debate degenerated into a shouting match → el debate degeneró en una discusión a voz en grito

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degenerate [dɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt]

vi (= get worse) [situation, health] → dégénérer
to degenerate into sth → dégénérer en qch

[dɪˈdʒɛnərət] adj [person] → dégénéré(e)

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degenerate

adj → degeneriert; people, morals also → entartet

n → degenerierter Mensch

vi → degenerieren; (people, morals also) → entarten; the demonstration degenerated into violence → die Demonstration artete in Gewalttätigkeiten aus

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degenerate [ɐvb dɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt; ɐadj, n dɪˈdʒɛn/ərɪt]

1. vi to degenerate (into) → degenerare (in)

2. adj (person) → degenere; (morals, art) → degenerato/a

3. n → degenerato/a

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degenerate [ɐvb dɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt; ɐadj, n dɪˈdʒɛn/ərɪt]

1. vi to degenerate (into) → degenerare (in)

2. adj (person) → degenere; (morals, art) → degenerato/a

3. n → degenerato/a

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degenerate

adj degenerate [diˈdʒenərət]

having become immoral or inferior the degenerate son of well-respected parents. ontaard, versleg مُنْحَل، مُنْحَط изроден zkažený, degenerovaný degenereret verkommen εκφυλισμένος, έκφυλος degenerado allakäinud گمراه؛ ناباب paheellinen dégénéré לְהִתנָוֵון भ्रष्ट, विकृत, अपभ्रष्ट izopačen, izrođen degenerált bejat úrkynjaður, spilltur degenere 堕落した 타락하다 pasileidęs, išsigimęs deģenerējies; izvirtis merosot ontaard degenerert, fallen wyrodny degenerado a degenera дегенеративный degenerovaný izprijen izopačen degenererad, vansläktad ที่เสื่อมลง yozlaşmış, dejenere olmuş 墮落的，腐化的 такий, що вироджується اخلاقی طور پر زوال پزیر ہونا thoái hóa 堕落的，腐化的

n

a person, plant etc that is degenerate. ontaarde, gedegenereerde مُنْحَط، فاسِد дегенерат degenerovaný člověk, rostlina degenereret person; forfalden fabrik die Entartung έκφυλος degenerado degenerant تباه؛ فاسد شده turmeltunut dégénéré/-ée מְנוּוָן भ्रष्ट degenerirati, izobličiti se korcs rusak úrkynjaður, spilltur degenerato 堕落したもの 타락자 išsigimėlis, pasileidėlis deģenerāts; izdzimtenis kemerosotan ontaarde degenerert zwyrodnialec, osobnik zwyrodniały degenerado de­generat дегенерат degenerovaný človek (rastlina ap.) izprijenec degenerik degenererad individ คนทราม; พืชที่เสื่อมลง yozlaşmış/dejenere olmuş kimse/şey 墮落者，腐化分子 виродок, дегенерат نسلی تنزّل کا شکار ، زوال پزیر người hoặc vật thoái hóa 堕落者，腐化分子

[-reit] v

to become much less good or admirable The discussion degenerated into insults. ontaard, versleg يَنْحَطُّ израждам се zvrhnout se degenerere herabsinken εκφυλίζομαι, ξεπέφτω degenerar manduma تنزل کردن taantua dégénérer לְהִידַרדֵר बिगड़ जाना izroditi se elfajul merosot þróast út í, enda í degenerare 堕落する 저하되다 išsigimti, degeneruoti deģenerēties mundur ontaarden utarte, degenerere zwyrodnieć, przerodzić się degenerar a degenera ухудшаться zvrhnúť sa izpriditi se izroditi se degenerera, urarta ทำให้แย่ลง bozulmak, yozlaşmak 墮落，變質 вироджуватися کسی کمتر نوع یا قسم میں بدلا ہوا thoái hóa 堕落，变质