dēgenerō

dēgener-ō

From dēgener.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [deːˈɡɛ.nɛ.roː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [d̪eˈd͡ʒɛː.ne.ro]

Verb

dēgenerō (present infinitive dēgenerāre, perfect active dēgenerāvī, supine dēgenerātum); first conjugation

1. (intransitive) to degenerate, deteriorate

   Synonyms: dēsīdō, senēscō, cadō

2. (intransitive) to be inferior to ancestors

   Synonym: cēdō

3. (transitive) to corrupt, render degenerated

   Synonym: vulgō