devolution

devolution is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of rolling down. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of rolling down.
2. noun. Transference from one person to another; a passing or devolving upon a successor.
3. noun. the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)

   Synonyms: devolvement

4. noun. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

   Synonyms: degeneration

Synonyms

devolvement, degeneration

Common word forms

devolutions

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