Word

devolve, v.
(devolved, devolves, devolving)

grow worse
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

degenerate deteriorate devolve drop

sample sentences

"Her condition deteriorated"
"Conditions in the slums degenerated"
"The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deterioration deterioration

antonym

recuperate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

degenerative degeneration degeneration

semantic pointers

hyponym

tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade languish, fade waste, rot

hypernym

decline, worsen

be inherited by
<verb.possession>

devolve fall pass return

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

change hands, change owners

hyponym

fall, light

verb group

accrue, fall

pass on or delegate to another
<verb.social>

devolve

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

devolvement devolution

semantic pointers

hypernym

assign, delegate, designate, depute