degenerate

/dɪdʒˈɛnəɹˌeɪt/

/dɪˈdʒɛnɝˌeɪt/, /dɪˈdʒɛnɝət/

Degenerate

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

synonyms : deviant

to degenerate

MAIN VERB

grow worse

antonyms : recuperate

degenerate

having deteriorated or declined in quality, value, or condition from an original or better state

synonyms : debauched

Examples

1. Also, unused brain cells actually degenerate.

2. Also degenerate.

3. And energy gradients degenerate first.

4. The various multiplets with different l but the same j are still degenerate.