verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of devolve form-of, gerund, participle, present

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pass downaccreditassignauthorizechange handschange ownership

Example

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"The entire region is devolving into a war that's engulfing more and more nations."

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