Devolve Common

Devolve has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

pass on or delegate to another

"The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"

devolve

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"

fall return pass devolve

grow worse

"Her condition deteriorated"

"Conditions in the slums degenerated"

"The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

devolve deteriorate drop degenerate

To roll (something) down; to unroll.

Example Sentences

"The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital" verb

"The estate fell to my sister" verb

"The land returned to the family" verb

"The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" verb

"Her condition deteriorated" verb

"Conditions in the slums degenerated" verb

"The discussion devolved into a shouting match" verb