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degenerate

/dɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt/ /dɪˈdʒɛnəˌɡeɪt/ /dʒɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt/ /dʒɪˈdʒɛnəˌɡeɪt/

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noun

One who is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature; an immoral person.

Examples :

"In the cult of degenerates, acts of decency, kindness and modesty could be seen as acts of apostasy."

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verb

To lose good or desirable qualities.

Examples :

"His condition continued to degenerate even after admission to hospital."

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verb

To cause to lose good or desirable qualities.

Examples :

"The old neighborhood, once filled with families and thriving businesses, began to degenerate after the factory closed, leading to empty storefronts and increased crime. "

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adjective

(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.

Examples :

"The athlete's knee, once strong and healthy, had become degenerate after years of untreated injuries, limiting his ability to compete. "

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adjective

(of a human or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities.

Examples :

"After years of neglect, the once beautiful garden had become a degenerate patch of weeds and overgrown bushes. "

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adjective

(of an encoding or function) Having multiple domain elements correspond to one element of the range.

Examples :

"The school's grading system is degenerate; many different scores on the quizzes map to the same letter grade. "

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adjective

Relating to degeneracy

Examples :

"The doctor explained that the patient's degenerate spinal condition was causing her chronic back pain. "

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adjective

Having the same quantum energy level.

Examples :

"The two electrons in the outermost shell of the oxygen atom are degenerate. "