1. devolve - verb
· pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
Hypernym(s): delegate, designate, depute, assign
2. devolve - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): fall, return, pass
Hypernym(s): change_hands, change_owners
3. devolve - verb
· grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
Synonym(s): deteriorate, drop, degenerate
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