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degenerate verb

  /dɪˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/<q:verb> , /dɪˈd͡ʒɛnəɹɪt/
  • (transitive) To cause to lose good or desirable qualities.
 ontaarden

degenerate adjective

  /dɪˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/<q:verb> , /dɪˈd͡ʒɛnəɹɪt/
  • (physics) Having the same quantum energy level.
 ontaard

degeneration noun

  /dɪˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
  • (uncountable, countable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.
 verergering
  • (uncountable) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure.
  • (uncountable) Gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type.
 degeneratie
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