Accrue and Devolve

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Accrue verb - Come into the possession of.

Usage example: The house accrued to the oldest son

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Devolve and accrue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devolve" instead a verb "Accrue".

Nearby Words: accrual, accruing

Devolve verb - Be inherited by.

Usage example: The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead

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Accrue and devolve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accrue" instead a verb "Devolve".

Nearby Words: devolution, devolving

accrue points

devolve points

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