degenerates definition
The definition of degenerate is someone or something that has lost their former good character or morality. An example of something that would be described as degenerate is an immoral society. Degenerate is defined as a person who is immoral, corrupt or sexually perverted. An example of a degenerate is a thief.
Medical Definition of degenerate. 1  1a: having declined (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state; especially : having deteriorated progressively (as in the process of evolution) especially through loss of structure and functionb: having sunk to a lower and usually corrupt and vicious state.