Uk English Meaning of degenerate

degenerate

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Definitions and Meaning of degenerate in English

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degenerate (n)

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

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degenerate (v)

grow worse

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degenerate (s)

unrestrained by convention or morality

Webster

degenerate (a.)

Having become worse than one's kind, or one's former state; having declined in worth; having lost in goodness; deteriorated; degraded; unworthy; base; low.

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degenerate (v. i.)

To be or grow worse than one's kind, or than one was originally; hence, to be inferior; to grow poorer, meaner, or more vicious; to decline in good qualities; to deteriorate.

To fall off from the normal quality or the healthy structure of its kind; to become of a lower type.

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degenerate

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior, grow worse, unrestrained by convention or moralityHaving become worse th

decadent,decayed,Degraded,effete,overripe,washed-up,Weak,weakened,debased,debauched

undecadent

degeneracy => degeneracy, degener => degener, degender => degender, degaussing => degaussing, degauss => Degauss,