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deteriorate vs devolve

devolve vs deteriorate

deteriorate and devolve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deteriorate No No Yes No
devolve No No Yes No
As verbs, deteriorate and devolve are synonyms defined as:
  • deteriorate and devolve: grow progressively worse
Other synonyms of deteriorate include degenerate, drop.
deteriorate (verb) devolve (verb)
grow progressively worse grow progressively worse
become worse or disintegrate be inherited by
pass on or delegate to another
Difference between deteriorate and devolve

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