'Degenerated' definitions:
Definition of 'Degenerated'
From: GCIDE
- Degenerate \De*gen"er*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Degenerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Degenerating.]
- 1. To be or grow worse than one's kind, or than one was originally; hence, to be inferior; to grow poorer, meaner, or more vicious; to decline in good qualities; to deteriorate. [1913 Webster]
- When wit transgresseth decency, it degenerates into insolence and impiety. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Biol.) To fall off from the normal quality or the healthy structure of its kind; to become of a lower type. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Degenerated'
- Degenerate,
- Degenerately,
- Degenerateness,
- Degenerating,
- Degeneration,
- Degenerous,
- Degenerously,
- Amyloid degeneration,
- Caseous degeneration,
- Fatty degeneration,
- Fibroid degeneration,
- Mucoid degeneration,
- Pigmentary degeneration,
- Wallerian degeneration,
- Waxy degeneration,
- hepatolenticular degeneration,
- macular degeneration,
- age-related macular degeneration