degeneraveritis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →degenero, degenerare, degeneravi, degeneratus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
be unworthy (of), fall short of the standard set by; cause deterioration in;; be inferior to ancestors/unworthy; deteriorate/decline; lower oneself;; sink (to); fall away from/below the level; degenerate/revert (breeding);
pl. futperf. act. ind. 2ndpl. perf. act. subj. 2nd
Examples
Liber XV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...poenam subiit. nec ceteri centuriones in perpetiendis suppliciis degeneravere: at non Faenio Rufo par animus, sed lamentationes suas..."Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...Hormus a fama vitaque sua quamvis pessimo flagitio degeneravere. non iam sanguis neque vulnera morabantur quin subruerent vallum..."
