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.