Devolve
verbdɪ'vɑlv
Verb
grow worse
“The discussion devolved into a shouting match”
Type of:WorsenDeclinebe inherited by
“The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead”
pass on or delegate to another
“The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital”
Type of:DelegateDesignateAssign
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- SCRABBLE US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- SCRABBLE UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- WORDS WITH FRIENDS
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA
Similar Words
- Degenerate
- Deteriorate
- Drop
- Fall
- Pass
- Return
- Devolution
- Devolvement