dēgĕnĕro
transitive and intransitive verb I conjugation

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1 to be unworthy (of), to fall short of the standard set by
2 to cause deterioration in

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alicui degenero || ab aliquo degenero = to degenerate towards someone || ab aliquo nihil degenero = not to fall away in nothing with someone (= to be worthy of someone) || ad theatrales artes degenero || a fama vitaque sua degenero = to belie one's fame and life || a gentis suae moribus degenero = to depart from the customs of one's own people || a gravitate paterna degenero = to depart from the paternal gravity || a virtute maiorum non degeneravit = did not degenerate from the ancestors' valour || a vobis nihil degenerat = he is worthy of you at all || acer equus quondam degenerat palmas = a fiery steed at times is not at par with his previous victories




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