- past tense form of degenerate.
- past participle of degenerate.
degenerated
Example Sentences
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The opposite pattern appeared in rats whose orexin neurons had been selectively degenerated.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
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
Vellya Paapen’s good intentions quickly degenerated into nagging and bickering and a general air of unpleasantness between father and son.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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