1. S'abâtardir. Race qui dégénère.
2. (Au figuré) Tourner mal. Discussion qui dégénère.
1. To be or grow worse than one's kind, or than one was originally; hence, to be inferior; to grow poorer, meaner, or more vicious; to decline in good qualities; to deteriorate.
2. To fall off from the normal quality or the healthy structure of its kind; to become of a baser type.