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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
degenerate .
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Examples
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He accepted the burdens of the presidency at a time when the economy was in danger of degenerating from a recession into a depression and assumed complete responsibility of a cynical, disillusioned country under the most unenviable of circumstances.
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Organisation of South Africa said the ANC was "degenerating".
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Weber described the attributes of an ideal bureaucracy and possible "degenerating" influences - such as any system of promotion not based wholly on merit.
Market Power 2009
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Also, watch for the Uroboros to do a little "degenerating" attack, where it will dissipate completely, and suddenly rebuild itself close to you.
IGN Complete 2009
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Also, watch for the Uroboros to do a little "degenerating" attack, where it will dissipate completely, and suddenly rebuild itself close to you.
IGN Complete 2009
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The degenerating joints then become "more susceptible to irritation that can result in swelling and decreased performance or increased need for days off," Noy said.
Will Cholesterol Kill Baseball? Matthew Futterman 2012
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The success of such challenges is contingent on whether invested relationships exist between the involved parties; otherwise, disagreements run the risk of degenerating into shouting matches in place of reasonable discourse.
Chris Stedman: Do Atheists Belong In The Interfaith Movement? Chris Stedman 2011
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The success of such challenges is contingent on whether invested relationships exist between the involved parties; otherwise, disagreements run the risk of degenerating into shouting matches in place of reasonable discourse.
Chris Stedman: Do Atheists Belong In The Interfaith Movement? Chris Stedman 2011
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It took me back to my late teens and early twenties, when the issue of "women's rights" did seem very pressing, and was the stimulus for many a late-night heated conversation (usually a group, and quite often degenerating into complaints about how someone's boyfriend didn't do the washing up).
Politics Maxine 2009
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With the Republicans degenerating into the party of uneducated whites, they simply do not have the talent pool needed to run the nation.
jmjarmstrong commented on the word degenerating
JM met an old power plant worker who was degenerating.
May 25, 2011