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devolve
/dɪ'vɑlv/
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devolve
verb
grow worse
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"The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
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degenerate
deteriorate
drop
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type of:
worsen
decline
verb
be inherited by
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"The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
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fall
pass
return
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type of:
change hands
change owners
verb
pass on or delegate to another
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"The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
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type of:
delegate
designate
assign
depute
Antonyms of devolve
better
dark
rise
fail
evolution
improvement
refresh
conserve
recuperate
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