devolve

/dɪ'vɑlv/ verb
7 letters2 syllables14 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1

Grow worse.

“The discussion devolved into a shouting match”

2

Be inherited by.

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

3

Pass on or delegate to another.

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

WORD FORMS
Related formdevolution
Related formdevolvement
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinevolveday
Starts & ends withD … E
Syllablesde · volve
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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