Devolve
Devolve verb - To become worse or of less value.
Hand and devolve are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hand" instead a verb "Devolve".
Nearby Words: devolution, devolving
Hand
Hand verb - To put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| responsibility | devolve responsibility | hand responsibility |
| time | devolve time | hand time |
Both words in one sentence
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He could "evolve" things with one hand and devolve them with another.
Source: Yin-Yang Bomb -
Many of the fights devolve into hand to hand combat, and any stand off is solved just by either side having an extra gun pointed at the rest.
Source: A-Team Firing -
In the last season of Beakman's World (the one with Phoebe), most segments would devolve into at least one example on the subject matter at hand.
Source: Hurricane of Puns
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Hand and Devolve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devolve/hand
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