Devolution and Renewal

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Devolution noun - A change to a lower state or level.

Usage example: the gradual devolution of the neighborhood from a thriving community of close-knit families to a drug-ridden slum

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Renewal is an antonym for devolution.

Nearby Words: devolve, devolved

Renewal noun - The act of saying or doing over again.

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Devolution is an antonym for renewal.

Nearby Words: renew, renewed, renewing, renewable

spiritual devolution

spiritual renewal

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