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de·gen·er·ate
 degenerate
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, adjective, noun
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intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
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| inflections: |
degenerated, degenerates, degenerating |
| definition 1: |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate.
The downtown shopping area had degenerated to such a state that only a few stores remained open.- antonyms:
- ameliorate, improve
- similar words:
- decay, decline, rot, ruin
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| definition 2: |
to decline markedly in mental or moral character.
- antonyms:
- regenerate
- similar words:
- rot
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| related words: |
decay, fade, perish, relapse, revert, wear, wilt |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
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| definition 1: |
having become worse in nature, character, or quality.
- similar words:
- rotten
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| definition 2: |
having declined markedly in mental or moral character.
- similar words:
- rotten
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| definition 3: |
characterized by or related to low moral standards or immoral behavior.
- antonyms:
- upright, upstanding
- similar words:
- base, corrupt, immoral, impure
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| related words: |
base, evil, jaded, lecherous, loose, miscreant, obscene, perverted, profligate, shameless, vulgar |
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noun |
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| definition: |
a degenerate person, esp. one who exhibits amoral or sexually deviant behavior.
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| related words: |
miscreant, pervert, profligate |
| derivations: |
degenerately (adv.), degenerateness (n.) |
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