(v) grow worse, Syn.degenerate, drop, deteriorate, Ant.recuperate, Example: Her condition deteriorated; Conditions in the slums degenerated; The discussion devolved into a shouting match
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Devolved p. pr. & vb. n. Devolving. ] [ L. devolvere, devolutum, to roll down; de + volvere to roll down; de + volvere to roll. See Voluble. ] 1. To roll onward or downward; to pass on. [ 1913 Webster ]
Every headlong stream Devolves its winding waters to the main. Akenside. [ 1913 Webster ]
Devolved his rounded periods. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or into. [ 1913 Webster ]
They devolved a considerable share of their power upon their favorite. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
They devolved their whole authority into the hands of the council of sixty. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank. [ 1913 Webster ]
His estate . . . devolved to Lord Somerville. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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