Devolve and Waste

Devolve

Devolve verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: the once-lovely neighborhood has devolved into a squalid slum

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

Nearby Words: devolution, devolving

Waste

Waste verb - Become physically weaker.
Usage example: Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world

Devolve and waste are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devolve" instead a verb "Waste".

Common collocations

minute devolve minute waste minute
bomb devolve bomb waste bomb
time devolve time waste time
characters devolve characters waste characters
Other words: world, points.
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