Devolve and Rot

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

Nearby Words: devolution, devolving

Rot verb - To become worse or of less value.

Usage example: the house slowly fell into disrepair and rotted

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Devolve and rot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devolve" instead a verb "Rot".

Nearby Words: rotted, rotting, rote

time	devolve time	rot time
world	devolve world	rot world

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Rot and Devolve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devolve/rot

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