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