All 3 Uses of
degenerate
in
Jane Eyre
- Surely it will never, on the contrary, be suffered to degenerate from man to fiend?†
Chpt 6
- When fate wronged me, I had not the wisdom to remain cool: I turned desperate; then I degenerated.†
Chpt 14 *
- Then you will degenerate still more, sir.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(degenerate) to grow worse; or describing a person or situation that is worse in the sense of deviating from what is socially acceptable