degenerately

Meanings

• Adjective

  Describing a process or state of becoming worse or less desirable over time.

  - "The once beautiful garden had degenerated into a tangled mess."
  - "His once promising career had degenerated into mediocrity."

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Variants

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degenerate , degenerately , degenerateness , degeneratenesses

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Etymology

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The word 'degenerate' comes from the Latin word 'degeneratus', which means 'to be born from a different stock, a foreigner', but it has taken on a new meaning in English to describe something that has become worse or less desirable over time.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'degenerate art' was used by the Nazis to describe modern art that they considered to be decadent and degenerate.

2. The word 'degenerate' has also been used in a positive context to describe something that has evolved or progressed to a higher level, such as the degeneration of a caterpillar into a butterfly.

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Related Concepts

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1. Degeneration: A process of decline or deterioration, often used in biology to describe the loss of genetic information or function over time.

2. Degenerative diseases: Chronic conditions that involve a progressive decline in health, such as Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease.

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Culture

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In literature, 'degenerate' has been used to describe characters or societies that have fallen from grace or have become corrupt. In art, it can refer to a style that is considered to be inferior or outdated.

How to Memorize "degenerately"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a once beautiful thing, such as a garden or a person, becoming overgrown and neglected over time.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'degenerate' with the idea of something becoming worse or less desirable.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym D-E-G-E-R-A-T-E: Decline, Erode, Gradually, Erode, Resulting, In, A, and Tangible, Effect.

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