Crumble and Devolve

Crumble

Crumble verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: the stock of the energy company crumbled after the revelations of fraud and mismanagement

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

Nearby Words: crumbling, crumb, crumbly

Devolve

Devolve verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: the once-lovely neighborhood has devolved into a squalid slum

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

Nearby Words: devolution, devolving

Common collocations

time crumble time devolve time
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