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devolve
verb
Grow progressively worse
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dɪˈvɒɫv
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verb
Grow progressively worse
“Her condition deteriorated”
verb
Be inherited by
“The estate fell to my sister”
verb
Pass on or delegate to another
“The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital”
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Her condition deteriorated
Conditions in the slums degenerated
The discussion devolved into a shouting match
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
The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital
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