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eng: devolve
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means
(verb) pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
devolve
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(verb) 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"
pass, devolve, fall, return
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(verb) grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
devolve, drop, degenerate, deteriorate
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