Definition of Degenerate

to fall below a certain level of quality

Examples of Degenerate in a sentence

Without any maintenance, the once grand house began to degenerate into a rundown mansion.  🔊

Everyone expects the divorce negotiations to degenerate into a screaming match between the couple.  🔊

Unfortunately, the relationship my best friend and I used to have has started to degenerate.  🔊

The longer the police officers remain on strike the more likely it is that order in our small town will degenerate into chaos.  🔊

After a while, the politician’s speech on education began to degenerate into a harsh criticism of his rival.  🔊

The toxins will cause the white blood cells to degenerate to the point they are no longer able to fight germs.  🔊

Since Jeremy has been bedridden for six months, his leg muscles have started to degenerate from a lack of activity.  🔊

Now that my grandmother has reached her nineties her eyesight has started to degenerate.  🔊

Over time, the medicine will degenerate to a state where it has no potency.  🔊

When my mother became terminally ill, it was painful for me to watch her degenerate.  🔊

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