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to devolve
01
grow worse
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
State verb
Regular
Present tense
devolve
3rd person singular
devolves
Present participle
devolving
Past simple
devolved
Past participle
devolved
02
a genus of Phasmidae
03
to transfer power, responsibility, or authority to the next person in a hierarchy or succession, often due to the loss or failure of the previous holder
Examples
The throne will devolve to the eldest son upon the king’s death.
04
pass on or delegate to another
Lexical Tree
devolution
devolved
devolvement
devolve
