- 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
The storm prompted the first-ever tropical storm watches and warnings issued in California, but officials now say it had degenerated into a post-tropical low by the time it reached the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 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
Eventually, before my father and I degenerated to the “Oh, yeah? YEAH!” level, she stopped us.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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