devolve

(verb)

verb

1. pass on or delegate to another

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

Definition categories: social, assign, delegate, depute, designate

2. be inherited by

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

Similar word(s): fall, pass, return

Definition categories: possession

3. grow worse

- The discussion devolved into a shouting match

Similar word(s): degenerate, deteriorate, drop

Definition categories: body, decline, worsen

Sentences with devolve as a verb:

- A discussion about politics may devolve into a shouting match.