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The definition of degenerate

7 Definitions of: degenerate

    1. verb, to become degenerate
    2. verb, biology (of organisms or their parts) to become less specialized or functionally useless
    3. adjective, having declined or deteriorated to a lower mental, moral, or physical level; debased; degraded; corrupt
    4. adjective, physics a) (of the constituents of a system) having the same energy but different wave functions b) (of a semiconductor) containing a similar number of electrons in the conduction band to the number of electrons in the conduction band of metals c) (of a resonant device) having two or more modes of equal frequency
    5. adjective, (of a code) containing symbols that represent more than one letter, figure, etc
    6. adjective, (of a plant or animal) having undergone degeneration
    7. noun, a degenerate person
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Synonyms: deteriorate, decline, slip, sink, decrease, worsen, rot, decay, lapse, fall off And more...
 

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