- past tense form of degenerate.
- past participle of degenerate.
degenerated
Example Sentences
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By 2024, my hobby was starting to feel like work, and it was only a matter of time before the sport degenerated enough to make it official.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
Wingtech representatives responded that the Dutch intervention was "incomprehensible" and meant the row "degenerated needlessly".
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Hilary prompted the first-ever tropical storm watches and warnings in California, but officials now say it had degenerated into a post-tropical low when it hit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
"Based on these findings, we hypothesize that targeting dysfunctional synapses before the neurons are degenerated may represent a better therapeutic strategy."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2023
“If there was any rivalry between the girls, the game often degenerated into a first-class brawl,” said Melita.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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