decline vs devolve

devolve vs decline

decline is a noun but devolve is not a noun.

decline and devolve both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decline	Yes	No	Yes	No
devolve	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, devolve is a hyponym of decline; that is, devolve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decline:

decline: grow worse
devolve: grow progressively worse

Other hyponyms of decline include inflame, come down, sicken, degenerate, deteriorate, drop, deprive, impoverish, fail, tumble, drop away, drop off, fall away, slip, suffer, lose, suffer, regress, retrograde, retrogress, turn down.

decline (noun)	devolve (noun)
a downward slope or bend
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
change toward something smaller or lower
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

decline (verb)	devolve (verb)
grow smaller	grow progressively worse
grow worse	be inherited by
show unwillingness towards	pass on or delegate to another
inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
go down
fall in value
not accept as true

Difference between decline and devolve

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