Word of the day
devolve
1. transfer or delegate (power) to a lower level, especially from central government to local or regional administration
“measures to devolve power to the provinces”
2. (of duties or responsibility) pass to (a body or person at a lower level)
“his duties devolved on a comrade”
3. degenerate or be split into
“the Empire devolved into separate warring states”
verb
/dəˈvɑlv/
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- deteriorate
- increase
- revolve
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