Definitions
grow progressively worse
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin dēvolvō (“roll or tumble off or down”), from dē- + volvō (“roll”).
Used in a sentence
“an accident […] rendered him permanently lame, and therefore unfitted him, in the opinion of his parents, to inherit his father's many titles, which, it was then arranged, should devolve upon his younger brother.”
“Near-synonyms: pass down, pass on, hand down”
“Despite being a unitary state, the Government of the United Kingdom devolved many matters to the Governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.”
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