dēgĕnĕro Copy link Outline I. Neutr., to depart from its race or ...A. Lit.B. Trop.(a). With ab(b). With abl. alone(g). With dat.(d). With ad or in and acc.II. Act.A. To cause to degenerate or deteriorate ...B. With acc. of that from which any thing degenerates, ... ⓘdēgĕnĕrāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd pldēgĕnĕrātē: adverbial • dēgĕnĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [degener]. I. Neutr., to depart from its race or kind, to degenerate (class.). A. Lit.: qui a vobis nihil degenerat, Cic. Phil. 13, 15: Pandione nata, degeneras! Ov. M. 6, 635: pomaque degenerant succos oblita priores, Verg. G. 2, 59; cf. id. ib. 1, 198: frumenta, Col. 2, 9, 11: surculus, id. 3, 9, 7: hordeum in avenam, Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 149; cf. id. 17, 15, 25, § 117: Macedones in Syros degenerarunt, Liv. 38, 17, 11; 9, 38, 3; Curt. 8, 5, 14. — B. Trop. α. With ab: ab hac virtute majorum, Cic. Fl. 11, 25; cf. Suet. Ner. 1; so, a gravitate paterna, Cic. Prov. Cons. 8, 18: a parentibus nostris, Liv. 22, 14: a familia imperiosissima, id. 9, 34: a civili more, Suet. Aug. 17: a fama vitaque sua, Tac. H. 3, 28: non modo a libertate sed etiam a servitute, id. G. 45 fin.: a Stoicis degeneravit Panaetius, Cic. Div. 1, 3, 6; cf. id. Tusc. 2, 25, 60.— β. With abl. alone: famā, Stat. Th. 3, 148.— γ. With dat. (poet.): degenerant nati patribus, Manil. 4, 78; so, Marti paterno, Stat. Th. 1, 464: patri, Claud. IV. Cons. Honor. 366.— δ. With ad or in and acc.: ad theatrales artes, Tac. A. 14, 21: in feritatem, Plin. 17, 15, 25, § 117.—(ε) Absol.: consuetudo eum et disciplina degenerare non sineret, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 68; id. Brut. 34, 130: nec Narisci Quadive degenerant, Tac. G. 42; id. A. 14, 21; 15, 68. II. Act. A. To cause to degenerate or deteriorate: Venus carpit corpus et vires animosque degenerat, Col. 7, 12, 11: multum degenerat transcribentium fors varia, Plin. 25, 2, 4, § 8: ni degeneratum in aliis huic quoque decori offecisset, i. e. his degeneracy, his vicious character, Liv. 1, 53; see Zumpt, Gram. § 638, N. 1.— B. With acc. of that from which any thing degenerates, to dishonor, to stain, by degeneracy (poet., and in post-Aug. prose): non degenerasse propinquos (sc. me), Prop. 4, 1, 81 (5, 1, 79 M): palmas, Ov. M. 7, 543: famam, Stat. Th. 4, 149; id. Silv. 3, 1, 160. —Pass.: conspectus degenerati patris, Val. Max. 8, 4; cf. Sol. 17, 11.
dēgĕnĕrō Copy link Outline 1 intr., dégénérer, s'abâtardir : les fruits dégénèrent, cf. les Macédoniens en dégénérant ...2 tr., abâtardir, altérer, ruiner : || déshonorer par sa dégénération : [qqn] ... ⓘdēgĕnĕrāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd pldēgĕnĕrātē: adverbial • dēgĕnĕrō, āvī, ātum, āre, intr. et tr., 1. intr., dégénérer, s'abâtardir : poma degenerant Virg. G. 2, 59, les fruits dégénèrent, cf. Col. Rust. 2, 9, 11 ; 3, 9, 7, etc. ; Macedones in Syros... degenerarunt Liv. 38, 17, 11, les Macédoniens en dégénérant sont devenus des Syriens... || [fig.] dégénérer de qqn, de qqch., ab aliquo, ab aliqua re : a vobis nihil degenerat Cic. Phil. 13, 30, il ne dégénère en rien de vous, il est bien digne de vous, cf. Div. 1, 6 ; Tusc. 2, 50 ; Liv. 22, 14, 6 ; a gravitate paterna Cic. Prov. 18, dégénérer de la gravité paternelle, cf. Fl. 25 ; a fama vitaque sua Tac. H. 3, 28, démentir sa réputation et sa vie ; [avec dat., poét.] Marti paterno Stat. Th. 1, 464, être un rejeton dégénéré de Mars ; [avec ad ou in] ad theatrales artes Tac. Ann. 14, 21, s'abaisser aux arts de la scène ; in externos ritus Curt. 8, 5, 14, s'abaisser à prendre des coutumes étrangères || [abst] : ut facile cerneres naturale quoddam stirpis bonum degeneravisse vitio depravatæ voluntatis Cic. Br. 130, en sorte que, on pouvait le voir aisément, une certaine qualité naturelle qu'il tenait de la race avait dégénéré chez lui par la faute d'une volonté conduite de travers 2. tr., abâtardir, altérer, ruiner : Col. Rust. 7, 12, 11 ; Plin. 25, 8 || déshonorer par sa dégénération : [qqn] Prop. 4, 1, 79 ; [qqch.] Ov. M. 7, 543 ; Stat. S. 3, 1, 160 || part. n. degeneratum, le fait d'être dégénéré, la dégénération, l'indignité : Liv. 1, 53, 1.
degenero Copy link ⓘdēgĕnĕrāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd pldēgĕnĕrātē: adverbial DEGENERO âre. [νοθεύομαι, μεταπίπτω, ἐκπίπτω] A generis nobilitate desciscere. […] 🗁 Page Scan
DĒGĔNĔRO Copy link ⓘdēgĕnĕrāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd pldēgĕnĕrātē: adverbial DĒGĔNĔRO ↗Open in new tab (degenero)
degenerate (v.) Copy link Outline 1. dēgĕnĕro, 12. descisco, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 33. excĭdo, cĭdi, 34. expr. with phr. as, in pejus ruere, Virg. deteriores fieri (v. foll. art.) in vitium labi, Hor. • degenerate (v.): 1. dēgĕnĕro, 1: and fruits d. forgetting former juices, pomaque d. succos oblita priores, Ov.: Virg.: to d. from one's parents, a parentibus d., Liv.: custom and discipline did not allow him to d., consuetudo eum et disciplina d. non sinebat, Cic. 2. descisco, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 3: to d. from their ancient glory (of the arts), d. ab ista vetere gloria, Tac. 3. excĭdo, cĭdi, 3: liberty d.s into licence, in vitium libertas excidit, Hor. 4. expr. with phr. as, in pejus ruere, Virg. deteriores fieri (v. foll. art.) in vitium labi, Hor.: v. to deteriorate.
degenerate (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. dēgĕner, ĕnĕris2. dētĕrior, us (lit. worse, inferior)3. vĭtiōsior, pējor, etc. • degenerate (adj.): 1. dēgĕner, ĕnĕris: not d. from a father's mien, patrii non d. oris, Ov. fear bringeth to proof d. souls, d. animos timor arguit, Virg. 2. dētĕrior, us (lit. worse, inferior): a d. and faded age, d. ac decolor aetas, Virg.: altogether d., deterrimus, Cic. 3. vĭtiōsior, pējor, etc.: or more precisely, pejor avis, patre, etc.: v. Hor. Od. 3, 6, 47.
DEGENERATE Copy link • DEGENERATE 1. v. degenerare: degenerare in feritatem (to grow wild again, of trees): degenerare a parentibus (degenerate from ancestors, of children). 2. indignus parentibus or majoribus: degener (poetical and post-classical prose; ☞ degeneratus, Valerius, Max.): a degenerate age, aetas pejor parentibus or avis (after Hor.). If “degenerate” is used vaguely to denote “corruption,” Vid: CORRUPT.