degenerate

[US]/dɪˈdʒenəreɪt/
[UK]/dɪˈdʒenəreɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. maarisha; kushuka; kudunisha
adj. yanayobadilika; yanayodunda; ya kudunisha
Word Forms
Present Participledegenerating
Past Tensedegenerated
Past Participledegenerated
Third Person Singulardegenerates
Pluraldegenerates

Example Sentences

a degenerate life form.

kiini chenye uhaba

Liberty often degenerates into lawlessness.

Hukumu mara nyingi hushuka kuwa usalama usio na sheria.

a degenerate form of a higher civilization.

fomu ya duni ya ustaarabu wa juu.

the debate degenerated into a brawl.

majadiliano yameharibika katika mapigano.

the retreat degenerated into a rout.

Kiongozi kiliharibika na kuwa na uhaba.

The conversation degenerated to a personal attack.

Mazungumzo yameshuka hadi kwenye shambulio la kibinaadamu.

a degenerate form of an ancient folk art.

kiufundi cha kihafia cha sanaa ya watu wa zamani.

the weaker ministers degenerated into marionettes.

mawaziri wadhaifu walishuka kuwa wachezaji.

Her health degenerates rapidly.

Afya yake inazidi kuwa mbaya haraka.

Will too much freedom make them degenerate?

Je, uhuru mwingi sana utawafanya kuwa wasio na busara?

learned discussions degenerated into pompous oratory.

Majadiano ya kujifunza yameshuka kuwa hotuba za kiburi.

The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track.

Barabara kuu iliyo na hati ya simenti iligeuka kuwa njia ngumu.

old water pipes that are degenerating with age; a dispute that degenerated into a brawl.

majari ya maji ya zamani ambayo yana haribika kwa umri; mdisiko ambao umeharibika katika mapigano.

The quality of his writing degenerated as he continued to drink.

Ubora wa kuandika kwao ulishuka wakati aliendelea kunywa.

Think that year, such as to play with Sun Wukong at the applause, now incredibly degenerate old four positionses, not lackaday?

Fikiria mwaka huo, kama vile kucheza na Sun Wukong kwa shangwe, sasa ni nafsi ya zamani ya haramu, siyo kwa kusikitisha?

Objective To explore the effects of rhonchus on senile degenerated cardiac valvular disease (DCVD)and impairment features of valvular structure and function .

Lengo: Kuchunguza athari za rhonchus kwenye ugonjwa wa mishipa ya moyo iliyo haribika (DCVD) na vipengele vya uharibifu wa muundo na utendaji wa mishipa ya moyo.

Real-world Examples

It's not because their DNA has degenerated.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) January 2016 Collection

Now, the core of the Sun is rapidly degenerating and expanding.

Source: The channel of the Peer Charity Fund: Issue 2

So, with mutations in the SCA genes, the cerebellum along with the spinal cord slowly degenerate.

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

Next time I see you, I'll kill you, you little degenerate.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

Precisely what makes the motor neurons degenerate is the prevailing mystery of ALS.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

By 1040 or so years from now, even degenerate stars will be gone.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

They mutter about degenerate art and drop dark hints he's hiding Jewish friends.

Source: The Power of Art - Pablo Picasso

Over time, many ovarian follicles degenerate, and the ones that remain become less and less sensitive to gonadotropin stimulation.

Source: Osmosis - Endocrine

Over the six-week exhibit, more than one million Germans came to see the " degenerate" works of art.

Source: Curious Muse

In fact, freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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