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Meaning of degenerate


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  degenerate
      adj 1: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a
             debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated
             and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn:
             {debauched}, {degenerate}, {degraded}, {dissipated},
             {dissolute}, {libertine}, {profligate}, {riotous},
             {fast}]
      n 1: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable
           especially in sexual behavior [syn: {pervert}, {deviant},
           {deviate}, {degenerate}]
      v 1: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in
           the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a
           shouting match" [syn: {devolve}, {deteriorate}, {drop},
           {degenerate}] [ant: {convalesce}, {recover}, {recuperate}]


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