1. (

• devolve ,

) pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital" ;

2. (

• fall ,
• return ,
• pass ,
• 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" ;

3. (

• devolve ,
• deteriorate ,
• drop ,
• degenerate

) grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" ;