Definitions for degenerate

Overview of noun degenerate

The noun degenerate has 1 senses? (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 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate

(grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match")

Overview of adj degenerate

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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")