Definisjon av devolve

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Verb

devolve - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
deteriorate, drop, degenerate
convalesce, recuperate, recover get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"
worsen, decline grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
fatigue, jade, weary, tire, pall exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
languish, fade become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
rot, waste become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
devolve - pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
delegate, depute, designate, assign give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
devolve - be inherited by; "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"
fall, return, pass
change hands, change owners be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year"
light, fall make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
accrue, fall grow by addition; "The interest accrues"
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Verb

devolve - To delegate something to someone else.
devolve - To be inherited by someone; to come into the hands of.
devolve - To slowly degrade.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) devolve
  • Presens: devolve / devolves
  • Preteritum: devolved
  • Perfektum: (have) devolved

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