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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

Adjective

having deteriorated to a lower mental, moral, or physical level

Noun

a degenerate person

Verb

[-ating, -ated]

to become degenerate [Latin degener departing from its kind, ignoble]

degeneracy 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 1. decline, slip, sink, decrease, deteriorate, worsen, rot, decay, lapse, fall off, regress, go to pot, retrogress

adjective 2. depraved, base, corrupt, fallen, low, perverted, degraded, degenerated, immoral, decadent, debased, debauched, dissolute, pervy (slang)

Translations

degenerate [dɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt] vi → degenerar

adj [dɪˈdʒɛnərɪt] → degenerado

degenerate vi [dɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt] → dégénérer

adj [dɪˈdʒɛnərɪt] → dégénéré(e)

degenerate [dɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt] vi → degenerieren

adj → degeneriert

degenerate vi [dɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt] → degenerare

adj [dɪˈdʒɛnərɪt] → degenere

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degenerate

adj degenerate [diˈdʒenərət]

having become immoral or inferior the degenerate son of well-respected parents.ontaard, verslegمُنْحَل، مُنْحَطизроденzkažený, degenerovanýdegenereretverkommenεκφυλισμένος, έκφυλοςdegeneradoallakäinudگمراه؛ نابابrappeutunutdégénéréלְהִתנָוֵוןभ्रष्ट, विकृत, अपभ्रष्टizopačen, izrođendegeneráltbejatúrkynjaður, spillturdegenere堕落した부도덕한, 저급한, 타락한pasileidęs, išsigimęsdeģenerējies; izvirtismerosotontaarddegenerert, fallenwyrodnydegeneradoa degeneraдегенеративныйdegenerovanýizprijenizopačendegenererad, vansläktadที่เสื่อมลงyozlaşmış, dejenere olmuş墮落的，腐化的такий, що вироджуєтьсяاخلاقی طور پر زوال پزیر ہوناthoái hóa堕落的，腐化的

n

a person, plant etc that is degenerate. ontaarde, gedegenereerdeمُنْحَط، فاسِدдегенератdegenerovaný člověk, rostlinadegenereret person; forfalden fabrikdie Entartungέκφυλοςdegeneradodegenerantتباه؛ فاسد شدهdegeneroitunut yksilödégénéré/-éeמְנוּוָןभ्रष्टdegenerirati, izobličiti sekorcsrusakúrkynjaður, spillturdegenerato堕落したもの타락한 사람išsigimėlis, pasileidėlisdeģenerāts; izdzimteniskemerosotanontaardedegenerertzwyrodnialec, osobnik zwyrodniałydegeneradode­generatдегенератdegenerovaný človek (rastlina ap.)izprijenecdegenerikdegenererad individคนทราม; พืชที่เสื่อมลงyozlaşmış/dejenere olmuş kimse/şey墮落者，腐化分子виродок, дегенератنسلی تنزّل کا شکار ، زوال پزیرngười 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, verslegيَنْحَطُّизраждам сеzvrhnout sedegenerereherabsinkenεκφυλίζομαι, ξεπέφτωdegenerarmandumaتنزل کردنvajota jonkin tasolledégénérerלְהִידַרדֵרबिगड़ जानाizroditi seelfajulmerosotþróast út í, enda ídegenerare堕落する(질이) 나빠지다, 바람직하지 않게 되다išsigimti, degeneruotideģenerētiesmundurontaardenutarte, degenererezwyrodnieć, przerodzić siędegenerara degeneraухудшатьсяzvrhnúť saizpriditi seizroditi sedegenerera, urartaทำให้แย่ลงbozulmak, yozlaşmak墮落，變質вироджуватисяکسی کمتر نوع یا قسم میں بدلا ہواthoái hóa堕落，变质