Devolve and Ebb

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Devolve verb - To become worse or of less value.

Usage example: the once-lovely neighborhood has devolved into a squalid slum

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

Nearby Words: devolution, devolving

Ebb verb - To become worse or of less value.

Usage example: the fortunes of the town slowly ebbed as factory after textile factory closed

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Devolve and ebb are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devolve" instead a verb "Ebb".

Nearby Words: ebbed, ebbing

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