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degeneratedegenerate1 /dɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt/ verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEdegenerate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | degenerate | | he, she, it | degenerates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | degenerated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have degenerated | | he, she, it | has degenerated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had degenerated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will degenerate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have degenerated |
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| Present | I | am degenerating | | he, she, it | is degenerating | | you, we, they | are degenerating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was degenerating | | you, we, they | were degenerating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been degenerating | | he, she, it | has been degenerating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been degenerating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be degenerating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been degenerating |
to become worse: degenerate into These historic buildings are degenerating into slums.—degeneration /dɪˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |