degeneravisses
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);
sg. pluperf. act. subj. 2nd
Examples
Liber XIV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...quemquam Romae honesto loco ortum ad theatrales artes degeneravisse, ducentis iam annis a L. Mummi triumpho, qui primus..."Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...ferme ad nova imperia. mox subiit pudor degeneravisse Parthos: petitum alio ex orbe regem, hostium artibus infectum..."
