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devolve - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" |
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deteriorate,
drop,
degenerate |
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convalesce,
recover,
recuperate regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
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decline,
worsen grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
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fatigue,
jade,
pall,
tire,
weary lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to); "the course palled on her"
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fade,
languish become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
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rot,
waste become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
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devolve - pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital" |
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assign,
delegate,
depute,
designate select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
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