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- [verb dih-jen-uh-reyt; adjective, noun dih-jen-er-it]
- /verb dɪˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt; adjective, noun dɪˈdʒɛn ər ɪt/
- /dɪˈdʒen.ə.reɪt/
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- [verb dih-jen-uh-reyt; adjective, noun dih-jen-er-it]
- /verb dɪˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt; adjective, noun dɪˈdʒɛn ər ɪt/
Definitions of degenerate word
- verb degenerate If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous. 3
- adjective degenerate If you describe a person or their behaviour as degenerate, you disapprove of them because you think they have low standards of behaviour or morality. 3
- countable noun degenerate If you refer to someone as a degenerate, you disapprove of them because you think they have low standards of behaviour or morality. 3
- verb degenerate to become degenerate 3
- verb degenerate (of organisms or their parts) to become less specialized or functionally useless 3
- adjective degenerate having declined or deteriorated to a lower mental, moral, or physical level; debased; degraded; corrupt 3
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Origin of degenerate
First appearance:
before 1485 One of the 25% oldest English words
1485-95; < Latin dēgenerātus (past participle of dēgenerāre to decline from an ancestral standard), equivalent to dē de- + gener-, stem of genus race (see genus) + -ātus -ate1; see generate
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Parts of speech for Degenerate
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degenerate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for degenerate
verb degenerate
- worsen — Make or become worse.
- disintegrate — to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
- lapse — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
- revert — to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.: They reverted to the ways of their forefathers.
- descend — If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
adjective degenerate
- debased — rendered less valuable or admirable
- decadent — If you say that a person or society is decadent, you think that they have low moral standards and are interested mainly in pleasure.
- immoral — violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
- debauched — If you describe someone as debauched, you mean they behave in a way that you think is socially unacceptable, for example because they drink a lot of alcohol or have sex with a lot of people.
- perverted — Pathology. changed to or being of an unnatural or abnormal kind: a perverted interest in death.
noun degenerate
- reprobate — a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
- rascal — a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- ne'er-do-well — an idle, worthless person; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; good-for-nothing.
- sinner — a person who sins; transgressor.
Antonyms for degenerate
verb degenerate
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
adjective degenerate
- moral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
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- healthy — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
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