Devolve and Heighten

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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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Heighten is an antonym for devolve.

Nearby Words: devolution, devolving

Heighten verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.

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Devolve is an antonym for heighten.

Nearby Words: height, heightening

devolve powers

heighten powers

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Heighten and Devolve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devolve/heighten

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