devolve vs delegate

devolve is not a noun while delegate is a noun.

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

As verbs, delegate is a hypernym of devolve; that is, delegate is a word with a broader meaning than devolve:

devolve: pass on or delegate to another
delegate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Other hypernyms of devolve include assign, depute, designate.

devolve (noun)	delegate (noun)
	a person appointed or elected to represent others

devolve (verb)	delegate (verb)
grow progressively worse	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
be inherited by	transfer power to someone
pass on or delegate to another