HyperDic: devolve

English > 3 senses of the word *devolve*:
VERB	social	devolve	pass on or delegate to another
	possession	devolve, fall, return, pass	be inherited by
	body	devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate	grow worse

devolve > pronunciation
Sounds	dihvaa'lv
Rhymes	absolve ... solve: 8 rhymes with aalv...

English > *devolve*: 3 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	Pass on or delegate to another.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something to somebody
Example	"The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
Broader	delegate, designate, depute, assign	Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Spanish	delegar, traspasar
Nouns	devolution, devolvement	the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)

English > *devolve*: 3 senses > verb 2, possession
Meaning	Be inherited by.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Example	"The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
Synonyms	fall, return, pass
Narrower	fall, light	fall to somebody by assignment or lot
Broader	change hands, change owners	Be transferred to another owner
Similar to	accrue, fall	Come into the possession of
Spanish	reincorporar, retornar
Catalan	reincorporar, retornar

English > *devolve*: 3 senses > verb 3, body
Meaning	Grow worse.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Example	"The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
Synonyms	deteriorate, drop, degenerate
Narrower	languish, fade	Become feeble
	tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade	Lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
	waste, rot	Become physically weaker
Broader	worsen, decline	Grow worse
Opposite	recuperate, recover, convalesce	get over an illness or shock
Spanish	degenerarse, degenerar, deteriorarse, deteriorar
Catalan	degenerar-se, degenerar, deteriorar-se, deteriorar, espatllar-se, espatllar

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