Devolve (Verb)
Meaning 1
Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 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".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 3
Pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.