Degenerate
adjective
Having lost the qualities that are considered normal and desirable.
The buildings around here are much, they are degenerate.
Often appears as...
- degenerate case
- degenerate condition
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Disapproving
verb
To become worse in quality, weak or immoral.
After the founder's death, the company degenerated into chaos.
Often appears as...
- degenerate into
- degenerate quickly
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Disapproving
noun
A person who has declined in morals or character.
After losing his job, Jack became a degenerate and started drinking.
Often appears as...
- became a degenerate
- complete degenerate
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Disapproving
adjective
Having same or similar properties though from different sources.
In physics, electrons in an atom are described as degenerate when they have the same energy level.
Often appears as...
- degenerate energy levels
- degenerate state
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Technical
adjective
Having lost the qualities that are considered normal and desirable.
The buildings around here are much, they are degenerate.
Often appears as...
- degenerate case
- degenerate condition
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To become worse in quality, weak or immoral.
After the founder's death, the company degenerated into chaos.
Often appears as...
- degenerate into
- degenerate quickly
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who has declined in morals or character.
After losing his job, Jack became a degenerate and started drinking.
Often appears as...
- became a degenerate
- complete degenerate
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Having same or similar properties though from different sources.
In physics, electrons in an atom are described as degenerate when they have the same energy level.
Often appears as...
- degenerate energy levels
- degenerate state
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Used to express a strong disapproval, often of behavior or quality.
He gave up on his dreams and led a degenerate lifestyle.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Decline
Refers to physical objects deteriorating, not just people or society.
The abandoned house became degenerate, with its walls crumbling.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Used to express a strong disapproval, often of behavior or quality.
He gave up on his dreams and led a degenerate lifestyle.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Decline
Refers to physical objects deteriorating, not just people or society.
The abandoned house became degenerate, with its walls crumbling.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Used to express a strong disapproval, often of behavior or quality.
He gave up on his dreams and led a degenerate lifestyle.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Decline
Refers to physical objects deteriorating, not just people or society.
The abandoned house became degenerate, with its walls crumbling.
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Nina Tandon: Could...
faster than ever before and understand the disease better than ever before, and maybe discover drugs even faster. This is another example of patient-specific stem cells that were engineered from someone with retinitis pigmentosa. This is a degeneration of the retina. It's a disease that runs in my family, and we really hope that cells like these will help us find a cure.
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Once implanted, the cells that are to become the placenta secrete a hormone that signals to the ovulated follicle that there is a pregnancy in the uterus. This helps rescue that follicle, now called the corpus luteum, from degenerating as it normally would do in that stage of the menstrual cycle.
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Sheila Nirenberg: A...
and many more worldwide who are blind or are facing blindness due to diseases of the retina, diseases like macular degeneration, and there's little that can be done for them. There are some drug treatments, but they're only effective on a small fraction of the population. And so, for the vast
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Khalil Ramadi:...
slowing down degeneration for the almost 60 million patients with Parkinson's or Alzheimer's around the world. By being super specific, we can avoid side effects, unlike most of our drugs. And in this way we can control appetite, nutrient digestion, hormone levels,
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What hallucination...
And she told me -- the nurses hadn't mentioned this -- that she was blind, that she had been completely blind from macular degeneration for five years. But now, for the last few days, she'd been seeing things. So I said, "What sort of things?"
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4 questions you should...
telling him about the degenerated disc, that there was nothing to do, and that he should keep on swimming and quit the jogging. After a while, I met him again and he said, "At least now I know what this is." But let me ask you a question.
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Tech that helps the...
she lived in New York City all her life and she had macular degeneration it's a disorder that causes the retina to gradually breakdown I completed my doctoral studies at MIT and lindy attended the award ceremony and after
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Linda Hill: How to...
Talented people don't want to follow me anywhere. They want to cocreate with me the future. My job is to nurture the bottom-up and not let it degenerate into chaos." How did he see his role?
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Soon We'll Cure Diseases...
so that you can recreate or regenerate degenerating cartilage? And perhaps more interesting, and more importantly, the question is, can you apply this model more globally outside medicine?
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Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
Parasites are not degenerates, they're actually maybe the most successful life form on earth.
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Nina Tandon: Could...
faster than ever before and understand the disease better than ever before, and maybe discover drugs even faster. This is another example of patient-specific stem cells that were engineered from someone with retinitis pigmentosa. This is a degeneration of the retina. It's a disease that runs in my family, and we really hope that cells like these will help us find a cure.
Video examples
How in vitro fertilizatio...
Once implanted, the cells that are to become the placenta secrete a hormone that signals to the ovulated follicle that there is a pregnancy in the uterus. This helps rescue that follicle, now called the corpus luteum, from degenerating as it normally would do in that stage of the menstrual cycle.
Video examples
Sheila Nirenberg: A...
and many more worldwide who are blind or are facing blindness due to diseases of the retina, diseases like macular degeneration, and there's little that can be done for them. There are some drug treatments, but they're only effective on a small fraction of the population. And so, for the vast
Video examples
Khalil Ramadi:...
slowing down degeneration for the almost 60 million patients with Parkinson's or Alzheimer's around the world. By being super specific, we can avoid side effects, unlike most of our drugs. And in this way we can control appetite, nutrient digestion, hormone levels,
Video examples
What hallucination...
And she told me -- the nurses hadn't mentioned this -- that she was blind, that she had been completely blind from macular degeneration for five years. But now, for the last few days, she'd been seeing things. So I said, "What sort of things?"
Video examples
4 questions you should...
telling him about the degenerated disc, that there was nothing to do, and that he should keep on swimming and quit the jogging. After a while, I met him again and he said, "At least now I know what this is." But let me ask you a question.
Video examples
Tech that helps the...
she lived in New York City all her life and she had macular degeneration it's a disorder that causes the retina to gradually breakdown I completed my doctoral studies at MIT and lindy attended the award ceremony and after
Video examples
Linda Hill: How to...
Talented people don't want to follow me anywhere. They want to cocreate with me the future. My job is to nurture the bottom-up and not let it degenerate into chaos." How did he see his role?
Video examples
Soon We'll Cure Diseases...
so that you can recreate or regenerate degenerating cartilage? And perhaps more interesting, and more importantly, the question is, can you apply this model more globally outside medicine?
Video examples
Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
Parasites are not degenerates, they're actually maybe the most successful life form on earth.
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Lucy Larcom
American Poet
What is the meaning of 'gossip?' Doesn't it originate with sympathy, an interest in one's neighbor, degenerating into idle curiosity and love of tattling? Which is worse, this habit, or keeping one's self so absorbed intellectually as to forget the sufferings and cares of others, to lose sympathy through having too much to think about?
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Martha Nussbaum
American Philosopher
Every single university student should study philosophy. You need to lead the examined life and question your beliefs. If you don't learn critical thinking, then political debate degenerates into a contest of slogans.
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Ari Shaffir
American Comedian
Very rarely are you going to see a story about a comic winning a fight. Yeah we're all degenerates in some way and we're all awful people, so we just show our weaknesses.
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Emily Murphy
Canadian Activist
It is claimed, but with what truth we cannot say, that there is a well-defined propaganda among the aliens of colour to bring about the degeneration of the white race.
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Elie Wiesel
American Novelist
Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Filipino Statesman
It is simply the truth that the political system that I am part of has degenerated to the point that it needs fundamental change.
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Malik Yoba
American Actor
People think that it's ok to degenerate and disrespect someone just because they're in the public eye.
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Ralphie May
American Comedian
The comedians I always loved and respected the most were always filthy degenerates.
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Virgil
Roman Poet
Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.
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Lucy Larcom
American Poet
What is the meaning of 'gossip?' Doesn't it originate with sympathy, an interest in one's neighbor, degenerating into idle curiosity and love of tattling? Which is worse, this habit, or keeping one's self so absorbed intellectually as to forget the sufferings and cares of others, to lose sympathy through having too much to think about?
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Martha Nussbaum
American Philosopher
Every single university student should study philosophy. You need to lead the examined life and question your beliefs. If you don't learn critical thinking, then political debate degenerates into a contest of slogans.
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Ari Shaffir
American Comedian
Very rarely are you going to see a story about a comic winning a fight. Yeah we're all degenerates in some way and we're all awful people, so we just show our weaknesses.
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Emily Murphy
Canadian Activist
It is claimed, but with what truth we cannot say, that there is a well-defined propaganda among the aliens of colour to bring about the degeneration of the white race.
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Elie Wiesel
American Novelist
Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Filipino Statesman
It is simply the truth that the political system that I am part of has degenerated to the point that it needs fundamental change.
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Malik Yoba
American Actor
People think that it's ok to degenerate and disrespect someone just because they're in the public eye.
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Ralphie May
American Comedian
The comedians I always loved and respected the most were always filthy degenerates.
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Virgil
Roman Poet
Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.
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