degenerate

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de·gen·er·ate

D0099200 (dĭ-jĕn′ər-ĭt)adj.1. Having declined, as in function or nature, from a former or original state: a degenerate form of an ancient folk art.2. Morally corrupt or given to vice.3. Physics Relating to two or more quantum states that share the same quantum numbers: degenerate energy levels.4. Physics Characterized by great density and consisting of atoms stripped of electrons: degenerate matter.5. Medicine Characterized by degeneration, as of tissue, a cell, or an organ.6. Biology Having lost one or more highly developed functions, characteristics, or structures through evolution: a degenerate life form.7. Genetics Relating to or being a gene that has multiple codons for the same amino acid.n. A depraved or corrupt person.intr.v. (-ə-rāt′) de·gen·er·at·ed, de·gen·er·at·ing, de·gen·er·ates 1. To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate: old water pipes that are degenerating with age; a dispute that degenerated into a brawl.2. To decline in quality: The quality of his writing degenerated as he continued to drink.3. To undergo degeneration.

[Latin dēgenerātus, past participle of dēgenerāre, to depart from one's own kind, deteriorate : dē-, de- + genus, gener-, race; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

de·gen′er·ate·ly adv.de·gen′er·ate·ness n.

degenerate

vb (intr) 1. to become degenerate2. (Biology) biology (of organisms or their parts) to become less specialized or functionally useless adj 3. having declined or deteriorated to a lower mental, moral, or physical level; debased; degraded; corrupt 4. (General Physics) physics a. (of the constituents of a system) having the same energy but different wave functionsb. (of a semiconductor) containing a similar number of electrons in the conduction band to the number of electrons in the conduction band of metalsc. (of a resonant device) having two or more modes of equal frequency 5. (Communications & Information) (of a code) containing symbols that represent more than one letter, figure, etc 6. (Botany) (of a plant or animal) having undergone degeneration n a degenerate person [C15: from Latin dēgenerāre, from dēgener departing from its kind, ignoble, from de- + genus origin, race] deˈgenerately adv deˈgenerateness n

de•gen•er•ate

(v. dɪˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt; adj., n. -ər ɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
adj., n. v.i. 1. to decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate. 2. to diminish in quality; fall from a high or normal standard: The debate degenerated into a brawl. 3. (of an organ or tissue) to lose structure or function. 4. (of a species or any of its traits or structures) to lose function or structural organization in the course of evolution, as the vestigial wings of a flightless bird. adj. 5. having declined in physical or moral qualities; deteriorated; degraded. 6. having lost the qualities proper to the race or kind: a degenerate vine. 7. characterized by or associated with degeneracy. 8. Physics. a. (of modes of vibration of a system) having the same frequency. b. (of quantum states of a system) having equal energy. n. 9. a person who has declined, esp. in morals, from a type considered standard. 10. a person or thing that reverts to an earlier stage of culture, development, or evolution. 11. a sexual deviate. [1485–95; < Latin dēgenerātus, past participle of dēgenerāre to decline from an ancestral standard; see generate] de•gen′er•ate•ly, adv. de•gen′er•ate•ness, n.

degenerate

Past participle: degenerated
Gerund: degenerating

Imperative
degenerate
degenerate

Present
I degenerate
you degenerate
he/she/it degenerates
we degenerate
you degenerate
they degenerate

Preterite
I degenerated
you degenerated
he/she/it degenerated
we degenerated
you degenerated
they degenerated

Present Continuous
I am degenerating
you are degenerating
he/she/it is degenerating
we are degenerating
you are degenerating
they are degenerating

Present Perfect
I have degenerated
you have degenerated
he/she/it has degenerated
we have degenerated
you have degenerated
they have degenerated

Past Continuous
I was degenerating
you were degenerating
he/she/it was degenerating
we were degenerating
you were degenerating
they were degenerating

Past Perfect
I had degenerated
you had degenerated
he/she/it had degenerated
we had degenerated
you had degenerated
they had degenerated

Future
I will degenerate
you will degenerate
he/she/it will degenerate
we will degenerate
you will degenerate
they will degenerate

Future Perfect
I will have degenerated
you will have degenerated
he/she/it will have degenerated
we will have degenerated
you will have degenerated
they will have degenerated

Future Continuous
I will be degenerating
you will be degenerating
he/she/it will be degenerating
we will be degenerating
you will be degenerating
they will be degenerating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been degenerating
you have been degenerating
he/she/it has been degenerating
we have been degenerating
you have been degenerating
they have been degenerating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been degenerating
you will have been degenerating
he/she/it will have been degenerating
we will have been degenerating
you will have been degenerating
they will have been degenerating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been degenerating
you had been degenerating
he/she/it had been degenerating
we had been degenerating
you had been degenerating
they had been degenerating

Conditional
I would degenerate
you would degenerate
he/she/it would degenerate
we would degenerate
you would degenerate
they would degenerate

Past Conditional
I would have degenerated
you would have degenerated
he/she/it would have degenerated
we would have degenerated
you would have degenerated
they would have degenerated

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	degenerate - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behaviordeviant, deviate, pervertfetishist - one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)masochist - someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishmentnympho, nymphomaniac - a woman with abnormal sexual desireschild molester, paederast, pederast - a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partnerpaedophile, pedophile - an adult who is sexually attracted to childrenmiscreant, reprobate - a person without moral scruplessadist - someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or otherssadomasochist - someone who enjoys both sadism and masochismlech, lecher, letch, satyr - man with strong sexual desiresbugger, sodomist, sodomite, sod - someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
Verb	1.	degenerate - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"deteriorate, devolve, dropfatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"languish, fade - become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"rot, waste - become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
Adj.	1.	degenerate - unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"debauched, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fastimmoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

degenerate

verb1. decline, slip, sink, decrease, deteriorate, worsen, rot, decay, lapse, fall off, regress, go to pot, retrogress He degenerated into drug and alcohol abuse.adjective1. depraved, base, corrupt, fallen, low, perverted, degraded, degenerated, immoral, decadent, debased, debauched, dissolute, pervy (slang) the degenerate attitudes he found among some of his fellow officersnoun1. pervert, deviant, profligate, libertine, reprobate, debauchee a degenerate who died from his perverted excesses

degenerate

adjectiveUtterly reprehensible in nature or behavior:corrupt, depraved, flagitious, miscreant, perverse, rotten, unhealthy, villainous.verb1. To become lower in quality, character, or condition:atrophy, decline, descend, deteriorate, retrograde, sink, worsen.Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed , go to the dogs.2. To lose strength or power:decline, deteriorate, fade, fail, flag, languish, sink, wane, waste (away), weaken.Informal: fizzle (out).Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids.

Translations

变质堕落堕落的堕落者腐化分子

degenerate

(diˈdʒenərət) adjective having become immoral or inferior. the degenerate son of well-respected parents. 堕落的，腐化的 noun a person, plant etc that is degenerate. 堕落者，腐化分子 (-reit) verb to become much less good or admirable. The discussion degenerated into insults. 堕落，变质

degenerate

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degenerate

1. (de-jen´er-āt) to change from a higher to a lower form.2. (de-jen´er-it) characterized by degeneration.

de·gen·er·ate

(dē-jen'ĕr-āt), Negative or pejorative connotations of this word may render it offensive in some contexts.1. To pass to a lower level of mental, physical, or moral state; to fall below the normal or acceptable type or state. 2. Below the normal or acceptable; that which has passed to a lower level.

degenerate

(dĭ-jĕn′ər-ĭt)adj.1. Medicine Characterized by degeneration, as of tissue, a cell, or an organ.2. Biology Having lost one or more highly developed functions, characteristics, or structures through evolution: a degenerate life form.3. Genetics Relating to or being a gene that has multiple codons for the same amino acid.intr.v. (-ə-rāt′) degener·ated, degener·ating, degener·ates To undergo degeneration.

de·gen′er·ate·ly adv.de·gen′er·ate·ness n.

degenerate

noun A poetic (i.e., nonmedical) term for a person who engages in an excess of sensual pleasures, especially sexual.

de·gen·er·ate

1. (dē-jenĕr-āt) To pass to a lower level of mental, physical, or moral state; to fall below the normal or acceptable type or state. 2. (de-jen'ĕr-ăt) Below the normal or acceptable; that which has passed to a lower level.

Patient discussion about degenerate

Q. Is bipolar degenerative? Does it get worse with age? What can I do with this? Is bipolar degenerative? Does it get worse with age? I am with type II but I get in to severe depression at times. My mania is in short spurts but increasing in intensity. What can I do with this?A. Thank you for sharing your experience richguys... I hope that you find a treatment soon that eleviates the symptoms you have been experiencing... I'll be thinking about you.

Q. Is degenerative disc disease and arthritis the same thing? My husband was recently in a auto accident at work. They did a CT Scan of his head and neck. The doctor said that the CT Scan found that he has arthritis in his neck. After receiving the report ourselves to take to another doctor it reads: "There is minimal early degenerative disc disease with osteophyte formation predominately at C5-6. " My husband never had a problem with his neck before the accident A. I was suffering from pain for 2 years and undergoing numerous test for causes when a trip to a neurologist for migraines gave me an answer. FINALLY! This was in July of this year so I am still learning and finding out about fibromyalgia but I do know in the last couple of years there has been a greater acceptance BUT there are still a lot of doctors not being supportive (from experience and talking with others) and the public in general can be unaccepting b/c you look healthy, seem to be healthy and they can not understand why you are in pain that "can't be explained!" I encourage suffers of fibro to find support within their peers! it really helps to talk to people that understand! That's what brought me to this site to start with and I am so glad I found it!

Q. I am interested in information on working with fibromyalgiaI am having problems just coping at home! I have had 2 c-spine surgeries in 2 years, have degenerative disc disease, maigrains with nuurological tendencies, fatigue, deppression and fibromyalgia. I can't stand for long , sit for long, just making it through my daily life is stressful enough how do people manage to work? I have been off since August of last year but wan to feel well enough so I can return to the working world, Any suggestions? Tried Lyrica, doctor took me off the side affects for me were terrible!A. I had a cervical spinal fusion, C4-5,C5-6 and a SLAP repair of my left shoulder. Initially after the fusion the headaches and tinlging went away and then 4 months later, while in a PT work conditioning prorgam, the headaches returned, along with nausea, vomiting and vertigo. My doctor basically ignored the symptoms for the last 5 months and I was finally referred to a neurologist who is treating me with Lyrica and Imitrex. The side effects are brutal and it has come done to living with the headaches and other symptoms vs. living in a fog unable to function. I have come to realize that there is no magic "fix" and all the meds mask the stymptoms temporarily but it's a tradeoff when you consider the side effects and possible long term health issues from meds such as Lyrica that have no research as far as long term health conditions. I found a natural remedy called Headache Free and I'm giving it a try.....good luck because I know exactly how debilitative these symptoms are

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noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

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