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devolve

verb /dɪvɑlv/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 14 WWF 17
Definitions
verb

grow worse

“The discussion devolved into a shouting match”

verb

be inherited by

“The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead”

verb

pass on or delegate to another

“The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital”

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