Definition of degenerate

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Degenerate (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..

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Degenerated :: Degenerated (imp. & p. p.) of Degenerat.
Degener :: Degener (v. i.) To degenerate.
Degenerate :: Degenerate (v. i.) 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..
Degenerate :: Degenerate (v. i.) To fall off from the normal quality or the healthy structure of its kind; to become of a lower type.
Half-blooded :: Half-blooded (a.) Degenerate; mean.
Degenerative :: Degenerative (a.) Undergoing or producing degeneration; tending to degenerate.
Cachaemia :: Cachaemia (n.) A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood.
Poikilocyte :: Poikilocyte (n.) An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anaemia, probably a degenerated red blood corpuscle..
Depravation :: Depravation (n.) The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
Degrade :: Degrade (v. i.) To degenerate; to pass from a higher to a lower type of structure; as, a family of plants or animals degrades through this or that genus or group of genera..
Deteriorate :: Deteriorate (v. i.) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
Derogate :: Derogate (v. i.) To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to degenerate..
Dwindle :: Dwindle (v. i.) To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away.
Degeneracy :: Degeneracy (a.) The state of having become degenerate; decline in good qualities; deterioration; meanness.
Pectostraca :: Pectostraca (n. pl.) A degenerate order of Crustacea, including the Rhizocephala and Cirripedia..
Degenerately :: Degenerately (adv.) In a degenerate manner; unworthily.
Degenerate :: Degenerate (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..
Pseudo-hyperthophic :: Pseudo-hyperthophic (a.) Falsely hypertrophic; as, pseudo-hypertrophic paralysis, a variety of paralysis in which the muscles are apparently enlarged, but are really degenerated and replaced by fat..
Rust :: Rust (v. i.) To degenerate in idleness; to become dull or impaired by inaction.
Chess :: Chess (n.) A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus..
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