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Definition of degenerate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

degenerate

 verb
verb
NAmE//dɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt//
 
[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they degenerate
 
he / she / it degenerates
 
past simple degenerated
 
-ing form degenerating
 
 
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to become worse, for example by becoming lower in quality or weaker synonym deteriorate Her health degenerated quickly. degenerate into something The march degenerated into a riot.
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