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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 de·gen·er·ate n. Pronunciation: di- ' jen-rət, - ' je-nə-, dē- Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English degenerat, from Latin degeneratus, past participle of degenerare to degenerate, from de- + gener-, genus race, kind ― more at KIN Date: 15th century 1 a : having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state b : having sunk to a condition below that which is normal to a type especially : having sunk to a lower and usually corrupt and vicious state c : DEGRADED 2 2 : being mathematically simpler (as by having a factor or constant equal to zero) than the typical case <a degenerate hyperbola> 3 : characterized by atoms stripped of their electrons and by very great density < degenerate matter> also : consisting of degenerate matter <a degenerate star> 4 : having two or more states or subdivisions < degenerate energy level> 5 : having more than one codon representing an amino acid also : being such a codon synonyms see VICIOUS –de·gen·er·ate·ly adverb –de·gen·er·ate·ness noun ]]> 2 de·gen·er·ate n. Pronunciation: di- ' je-nə- ˌ rāt, dē- Function: intransitive verb Date: 1545 1 : to pass from a higher to a lower type or condition : DETERIORATE 2 : to sink into a low intellectual or moral state 3 : to decline in quality <the poetry gradually degenerate s into jingles> 4 : to decline from a condition or from the standards of a species, race, or breed 5 : to evolve or develop into a less autonomous or less functionally active form < degenerated into dependent paras…