Devolve and Intensify

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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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Intensify is an antonym for devolve.

Nearby Words: devolution, devolving

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

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Devolve is an antonym for intensify.

world	devolve world	intensify world
powers	devolve powers	intensify powers

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