Devolve and Meliorate

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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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Meliorate is an antonym for devolve.

Nearby Words: devolution, devolving

Meliorate verb - To make better.

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Devolve is an antonym for meliorate.

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