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degenerate

adjective
Utterly reprehensible in nature or behavior: corrupt, depraved, flagitious, miscreant, perverse, rotten, unhealthy, villainous. See clean, good
verb
  1. To become lower in quality, character, or condition: atrophy, decline, descend, deteriorate, retrograde, sink, worsen. Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed , go to the dogs. See better
  2. To lose strength or power: decline, deteriorate, fade, fail, flag 2, languish, sink, wane, waste (away), weaken. Informal: fizzle (out). Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids. See increase, strong

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