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degenerate > 3 senses
ADJECTIVE1degenerate, debauched, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fastUnrestrained by convention or morality
NOUN1degenerate, pervert, deviant, deviateA person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
VERB1degenerate, devolve, deteriorate, dropGrow worse
degenerate > pronunciation
Soundsdihjheh'neraht; dihjheh'nerey.t
Rhymesabbot, abut, accredit, and 364 more rhymes in aht...
abate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 537 more rhymes in eyt...
degenerate > adjective
MeaningUnrestrained by convention or morality.
Synonymsdebauched, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast
Similar toimmoral
degenerate > noun, person
MeaningA person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior.
Synonymspervert, deviant, deviate
Broaderreprobate, miscreant
Narrowerfetishist; masochist; nymphomaniac, nympho; pederast, paederast, child molester; pedophile, paedophile; sadist; sadomasochist; satyr, lecher, lech, letch; sodomite, sodomist, sod, bugger
degenerate > verb, body
MeaningGrow worse.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
Examples"Conditions in the slums degenerated"
Synonymsdevolve, deteriorate, drop
Contraryrecuperate, recover, convalesce
Broaderworsen, decline
Narrowertire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade; languish, fade; waste, rot
Adjectivesdegenerative; degenerative
Nounsdegeneration; degeneration

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