Definition of 'devolve'

Verb

1. pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
2. 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"
      Synonyms: fall return pass
3. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
      Synonyms: deteriorate drop degenerate
      Antonyms: recuperate recover convalesce

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