English dictionary
devolve
verbPronunciation
dɪˈvɒɫv
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- grow progressively worse
verb
- be inherited by
verb
- pass on or delegate to another
Example sentences
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