degenerate into

degenerate into something

to decay into something; to break down into something. The peace rally degenerated into a riot. I was afraid that the party would degenerate into a drinking contest.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Valorie	VAL-ə-ree	English
Martha	MAHR-thə (English)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Lat
JuhÁN	-	Sami
Bobby	['bɔbi]
Tamari	-	Georgian
Brechtje	-	Dutch