degenerate (redirected from degenerating)

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

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degenerate vi [dɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt] → dégénérer

adj [dɪˈdʒɛnərɪt] → dégénéré(e)

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degenerate [dɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt] vi → degenerieren

adj → degeneriert

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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, versleg مُنْحَل، مُنْحَط изроден zkažený, degenerovaný degenereret verkommen εκφυλισμένος, έκφυλος degenerado allakäinud گمراه؛ ناباب rappeutunut dégénéré לְהִתנָוֵון भ्रष्ट, विकृत, अपभ्रष्ट izopačen, izrođen degenerált bejat úrkynjaður, spilltur degenere 堕落した 부도덕한, 저급한, 타락한 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 degeneroitunut yksilö dégénéré/-ée מְנוּוָן भ्रष्ट degenerirati, izobličiti se korcs rusak úrkynjaður, spilltur degenerato 堕落したもの 타락한 사람 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 vajota jonkin tasolle dégénérer לְהִידַרדֵר बिगड़ जाना izroditi se elfajul merosot þróast út í, enda í degenerare 堕落する (질이) 나빠지다, 바람직하지 않게 되다 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