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Degenerate
01
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
animate
Plural form
degenerates
to degenerate
01
grow worse
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Action verb
Regular
Present tense
degenerate
3rd person singular
degenerates
Past simple
degenerated
Past participle
degenerated
degenerate
01
having deteriorated or declined in quality, value, or condition from an original or better state
Grammatical Information
Composition
Complex
qualitative
Superlative
most degenerate
Comparative
more degenerate
gradable
Examples
The degenerate values promoted by some media outlets were criticized for their negative influence on society.
02
(of a matrix) having a determinant that is zero and does not have full rank
Examples
The system of equations could not be solved uniquely because the coefficient matrix was degenerate.
