Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification - How many syllables in Degenerate?

How many syllables in Degenerate?

degenerate has 4 syllables

Split Degenerate into syllables?

de-gen-er-ate

Definition of Degenerate

Degenerate means to become worse or less of a certain quality, or to decline morally.

How should Degenerate divide into syllables

The first syllable 'de' has 1 vowel (e) and 1 consonant (d), the second syllable 'gen' has 1 vowel (e) and 2 consonants (g, n), the third syllable 'er' has 1 vowel (e) and 1 consonant (r), and the last syllable 'ate' has 2 vowels (a, e) and 1 consonant (t).

Part of Speech - Degenerate

Verb

The condition of the building will degenerate if no one takes care of it.

Adjective

The degenerate behavior of the group was unacceptable.

Sentences with Degenerate

The health of the plant will degenerate if it doesn't get enough sunlight.
The city's infrastructure is degenerating due to lack of maintenance.
The politician's reputation degenerated after he was caught lying.
The moral standards of the community have degenerated over time.
The quality of the product degenerated after the company started using cheaper materials.
John's behavior degenerated after he started hanging out with the wrong crowd.
The once beautiful mansion has degenerated into a rundown shack.
Without proper care, the car's engine will degenerate over time.
The economy is expected to degenerate if no action is taken to address the issue.
The relationship between the two countries has degenerated into a bitter rivalry.

Quotes with Degenerate

One cannot become a saint when he degenerates into a beast.
Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man.
The degeneration of a democratic republic into a monarchy is one of the most exciting dramas in human history.
Degeneracy follows every autocratic system of violence, for violence inevitably attracts moral inferiors.
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
The man who is admired for his wealth is really admired for the power of wealth.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.
The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants; and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this.
There is no great genius without some degree of madness.
It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies.
No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.
The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do.
A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.
A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.
A public opinion poll is no substitute for thought.