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devolve

/ devolve /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
grow worse
"Her condition deteriorated"
"Conditions in the slums degenerated"
"The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
Opposites:
recuperate recover convalesce
Type of:
worsen decline
Kinds of:
tire pall weary fatigue jade
Derived:
degeneracy degeneration decadence decadency devolution
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
pass on or delegate to another
"The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
Type of:
delegate designate depute
Derived:
devolution devolvement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 3
be inherited by
"The estate fell to my sister"
"The land returned to the family"
"The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
Type of:
change hands
Kinds of:
fall light
Verb group:
accrue fall
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
30%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

worsen decline tire pall weary fatigue jade recuperate recover convalesce delegate designate