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Added 10 October 2026

devolve

/dɪˈvɒɫv/ verb

Latin root: dēvolvō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about devolve at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Pass on or delegate to another.
The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital
Be inherited by.
The estate fell to my sister
Grow worse.
Her condition deteriorated

Origin

Borrowed from Latin dēvolvō (“roll or tumble off or down”), from dē- + volvō (“roll”).

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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