devolve

English Thesaurus

1. grow worse (verb.body)

hypernym	:	decline, worsen,
definition	:	grow worse (verb.change)

hyponym	:	fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary,
definition	:	lose interest or become bored with something or somebody (verb.body)

hyponym	:	fade, languish,
definition	:	become feeble (verb.body)

hyponym	:	rot, waste,
definition	:	become physically weaker (verb.body)

2. be inherited by (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	change hands, change owners,
definition	:	be transferred to another owner (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	fall, light,
definition	:	fall to somebody by assignment or lot (verb.possession)

verb group	:	accrue, fall,
definition	:	come into the possession of (verb.possession)

3. pass on or delegate to another (verb.social)

hypernym	:	assign, delegate, depute, designate,
definition	:	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (verb.social)

4. grow worse (verb.body)

antonym	:	convalesce, recover, recuperate,
definition	:	get over an illness or shock (verb.body)

derivation	:	degeneration, devolution,
definition	:	the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process)

derivation	:	declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening,
definition	:	process of changing to an inferior state (noun.process)

derivation	:	decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degeneration,
definition	:	the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities (noun.state)

derivation	:	deterioration, impairment,
definition	:	a symptom of reduced quality or strength (noun.state)

derivation	:	degenerative,
definition	:	(of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function (adj.all)

5. pass on or delegate to another (verb.social)

derivation	:	devolution, devolvement,
definition	:	the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) (noun.act)

6. grow worse (verb.body)

antonym	:	convalesce, recover, recuperate,
definition	:	get over an illness or shock (verb.body)

derivation	:	degeneration, devolution,
definition	:	the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process)

derivation	:	declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening,
definition	:	process of changing to an inferior state (noun.process)

derivation	:	decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degeneration,
definition	:	the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities (noun.state)

derivation	:	deterioration, impairment,
definition	:	a symptom of reduced quality or strength (noun.state)

derivation	:	degenerative,
definition	:	(of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function (adj.all)

7. pass on or delegate to another (verb.social)

derivation	:	devolution, devolvement,
definition	:	the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) (noun.act)