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devolve [v]
 
1)pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: assign  devolution 
 
2)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"
    Synonyms :fall pass return 
    See Also: change_hands  fall  accrue 
 
3)grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
    Synonyms :degenerate deteriorate drop 
    See Also: decline  decadence  degeneration  deterioration  declension  convalesce  fatigue  fade  rot 
 




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