devolve in WordNet English dictionary

1. grow worse
   "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
   devolve  deteriorate  drop  degenerate 
   
2. 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"
   fall  return  pass  devolve 
   
3. pass on or delegate to another
   "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
   devolve