1de·gen·er·ate 
/dɪˈʤɛnəˌreɪt/ verb
de·gen·er·ates; de·gen·er·at·ed; de·gen·er·at·ing /dɪˈʤɛnəˌreɪt/ verb [no obj] : to change to a worse state or condition : to become worse, weaker, less useful, etc.
▪ As the disease progresses, the patient's health will degenerate [=deteriorate] rapidly. — often + into ▪ Experts fear that the country is degenerating into chaos. ▪ The meeting degenerated into a shouting match.
▪ As the disease progresses, the patient's health will degenerate [=deteriorate] rapidly. — often + into ▪ Experts fear that the country is degenerating into chaos. ▪ The meeting degenerated into a shouting match.
— de·gen·er·a·tion /dɪˌʤɛnəˈreɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
▪ muscle tissue degeneration ▪ Experts fear the degeneration of the country into chaos.
/dɪˌʤɛnəˈreɪʃən/ noun [noncount] ▪ muscle tissue degeneration ▪ Experts fear the degeneration of the country into chaos.
