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degenerate definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb degenerate 2 senses of degenerate Sense 1 deteriorate, degenerate => wear, wear off wear out wear thin Sense 2 deteriorate, drop, degenerate => tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade => languish, fade => waste, rot Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb degenerate 2 senses of degenerate Sense 1 deteriorate, degenerate => wear, wear off wear out wear thin => ablate => scuff Sense 2 deteriorate, drop, degenerate => tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade => poop out peter out run down run out conk out => retire, withdraw => chicken out back off pull out back down bow out => resile => languish, fade => waste, rot => necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate Entailment of verb degenerate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb degenerate 2 senses of degenerate Sense 1 deteriorate, degenerate => decay, crumble, delapidate Sense 2 deteriorate, drop, degenerate => worsen, decline Familiarity of verb degenerate degenerate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb degenerate Sense 1 deteriorate, degenerate => decay, crumble, delapidate -------------- Sense 2 deteriorate, drop, degenerate => worsen, decline -------------- Grep of noun degenerate degenerate Overview of noun degenerate The noun degenerate has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate -- (a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior) Overview of verb degenerate The verb degenerate has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. deteriorate, degenerate -- (become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated") 2. deteriorate, drop, degenerate -- (grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated") Overview of adj degenerate The adj degenerate has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast -- (unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women") Antonyms of adj degenerate 1 sense of degenerate Sense 1 debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast INDIRECT (VIA immoral, amoral) -> moral INDIRECT (VIA moral, immoral) -> amoral, unmoral Similarity of adj degenerate 1 sense of degenerate Sense 1 debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast => immoral (vs. moral) (vs. amoral) Attributes of adj degenerate Familiarity of adj degenerate degenerate used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj degenerate degenerate Overview of noun degenerate The noun degenerate has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate -- (a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior) Overview of verb degenerate The verb degenerate has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. deteriorate, degenerate -- (become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated") 2. deteriorate, drop, degenerate -- (grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated") Overview of adj degenerate The adj degenerate has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast -- (unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women")
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