DEVOLUTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
   Synonym(s)
   • devolvement (what does devolvement mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) devolution is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • delegating (what does delegating mean?)
   • delegation (what does delegation mean?)
   • relegating (what does relegating mean?)
   • relegation (what does relegation mean?)
   • deputation (what does deputation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • devolve (what does devolve mean?)
   • devolve (what does devolve mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
   Synonym(s)
   • degeneration (what does degeneration mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) devolution is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • process (what does process mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • development (what does development mean?)
   • evolution (what does evolution mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • attack (what does attack mean?)
   • macular degeneration (what does macular degeneration mean?)
   • obsolescence (what does obsolescence mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • devolve (what does devolve mean?)
   • deteriorate (what does deteriorate mean?)
   • drop (what does drop mean?)
   • degenerate (what does degenerate mean?)