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Definition of Devolve
1. Verb. Pass on or delegate to another. "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
2. Verb. Be inherited by. "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
Exact synonyms: Fall, Pass, Return
Generic synonyms: Change Hands, Change Owners
Specialized synonyms: Fall, Light
Related verbs: Accrue, Fall
Generic synonyms: Change Hands, Change Owners
Specialized synonyms: Fall, Light
Related verbs: Accrue, Fall
3. Verb. Grow worse. "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
Exact synonyms: Degenerate, Deteriorate, Drop
Specialized synonyms: Fatigue, Jade, Pall, Tire, Weary, Fade, Languish, Rot, Waste
Generic synonyms: Decline, Worsen
Derivative terms: Degeneration, Degeneration, Degenerative, Deterioration, Deterioration
Antonyms: Recuperate
Specialized synonyms: Fatigue, Jade, Pall, Tire, Weary, Fade, Languish, Rot, Waste
Generic synonyms: Decline, Worsen
Derivative terms: Degeneration, Degeneration, Degenerative, Deterioration, Deterioration
Antonyms: Recuperate
Definition of Devolve
1. v. t. To roll onward or downward; to pass on.
2. v. i. To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank.
Definition of Devolve
1. Verb. (transitive) to delegate something to someone else ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) to be inherited by someone; to come into the hands of ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) to slowly degrade ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Devolve
1. to transfer from one person to another [v -VOLVED, -VOLVING, -VOLVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Devolve
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