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Adjective

Having become morally corrupt or impure

Having lost good or desirable qualities

No longer capable, effective or needed

Reverting to an earlier and inferior condition

(of an organ or body part) Having become biologically functionless in the course of evolution

Verb

To decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally

To rot or cause to rot

To cause to be corrupt or depraved morally

Live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way

To commit an offense, especially spiritually or morally

To return to a former or less developed state

To cripple or weaken an element of a video game during its development

Noun

A licentious person who seeks self-gratification

A villainous, evil or unscrupulous person

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Adjective

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Having become morally corrupt or impure

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

ungodly

jackleg

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

vulgarized^US

vulgarised^UK

sceptical^UK

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

no better than one should be

skeptical^US

unfavorable^US

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

environmentally unfriendly

with a heart of stone

bedeviled^US

colourful^UK

colorful^US

bedevilled^UK

untrammeled^US

agonizing^US

accidentally on purpose

agonising^UK

ill-favored^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

without law and order

stick out like sore thumb

hanging out

sulphurous^UK

sulfurous^US

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“These correspond to people already living a degenerate lifestyle, freely indulging their unnecessary appetites.”

Adjective

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Having lost good or desirable qualities

“In this case, one lung was degenerate and useless, and as a consequence, the vital functions were proportionately reduced.”

Adjective

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No longer capable, effective or needed

finalized^US

realized^US

finalised^UK

realised^UK

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Adjective

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Reverting to an earlier and inferior condition

Adjective

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(of an organ or body part) Having become biologically functionless in the course of evolution

Verb

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To decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally

take a turn for the worse

moulder^UK

molder^US

be the worse for wear

appear in a poor light

be at disadvantage

be damaged

be impaired

be shown to disadvantage

be giving up the ghost

be about to die

be in extremis

have one foot in the grave

be at death's door

be breathing one's last

fall apart at the seams

hit rock bottom

come apart at the seams

come to an end

go away

oxidize^US

grow dim

leave the straight and narrow

go down the primrose path

oxidise^UK

minimize^US

minimise^UK

tranquilize^US

cauterize^US

cauterise^UK

paralyze^US

paralyse^UK

desensitize^US

anesthetize^US

axe^UK

lose its effectiveness

liberalize^US

liberalise^UK

ax^US

amortise^UK

amortize^US

desensitise^UK

decrease in importance

pale into insignificance

become less in number

bring to a standstill

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“Seldom does a person's health degenerate instantaneously without a gradually developing set of symptoms.”

Verb

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To rot or cause to rot

molder^US

mould^UK

mold^US

moulder^UK

discolor^US

discolour^UK

be past its sell-by date

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“Masses of leaves may begin to degenerate and smother the plant beneath them.”

Verb

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To cause to be corrupt or depraved morally

bastardise^UK

bastardize^US

demoralize^US

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

demoralise^UK

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

destabilize^US

treat with disrespect

destabilise^UK

colour^UK

color^US

stigmatize^US

desensitize^US

stigmatise^UK

desensitise^UK

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“All too often, the research was allowed to degenerate into perversion or physical sadism.”

Verb

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Live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way

molder^US

moulder^UK

sit back and do nothing

do nothing in particular

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Verb

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To commit an offense, especially spiritually or morally

stray from the straight and narrow

go down the primrose path

yield to temptation

digress

commit a transgression

succumb to temptation

live in sin

take the primrose path

behave inappropriately

be guilty of misconduct

fall into a life of crime

break bad

go to the dogs

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To return to a former or less developed state

take up where left off

take up where you left off

be once again in the possession of

go back to your old ways

revert to a former state

revert to one's bad habits

revert to old habits

slip back to old ways

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To cripple or weaken an element of a video game during its development

Noun

A licentious person who seeks self-gratification

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“In particular, he was accused of being an immoral person, a degenerate who indulged in all the vices.”

Noun

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A villainous, evil or unscrupulous person

jailbird^US

gaolbird^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

public enemy number one

spectre^UK

specter^US

member of a criminal gang

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“I'd be ridding the world of a degenerate who has brought nothing but broken hearts, shame, and disgrace to tens of thousands of people.”

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