English-Dutch translations for degenerate

ontaarden
Of laten wij die ontaarden tot een bespottelijke slogan?Or are we letting that degenerate into a ridiculous slogan? Zo'n zet zou al snel in puur protectionisme ontaarden. Such a move would quickly degenerate into sheer protectionism. Ik wil echter niet dat deze principes ontaarden in overcentralisatie, chaos en verwarring. I do not want to see these degenerate into over-centralisation, chaos and confusion.
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verloederen
verwordenDe EU mag per slot van rekening niet verworden tot een transfer-unie! Finally, we cannot allow the EU to degenerate into a union of transfers. Het platteland mag niet verworden tot een folkloristisch gebeuren. The rural areas must not degenerate into a museum of folklore. Het jaarlijks debat daarover in het Europees Parlement mag echter niet tot een ritueel verworden. However, the annual debate on that report in the European Parliament must not be allowed to degenerate into a formality.

Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal
Having lost good or desirable qualities
Having multiple domain elements correspond to one element of the range
Relating to degeneracy
One who is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature; an immoral person
To lose good or desirable qualities
To cause to lose good or desirable qualities

The codons.
In the cult of degenerates, acts of decency, kindness and modesty could be seen as acts of apostasy.
His condition continued to degenerate even after admission to hospital.

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