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Degenerate
dɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt
Degenerate definitions
verb
degenerate
degenerated
degenerates
degenerating
- decline or deteriorate physically or mentally
"without this protein, muscle degenerates and becomes weak"
- decline or deteriorate in terms of quality; become worse
"the quality of life had degenerated"
- revert to a simpler form as a result of losing a complex or adaptive structure present in the ancestral form