English to English
degenerate
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adjective (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.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
adjective satellite (s)
- unrestrained by convention or morality(adj.all)source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- grow worse(verb.body)Example:
Conditions in the slums degenerated.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(verb)source: webster1913