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Devolved
- verb - be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
- grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
- pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
Devolves
- verb - be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
- grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
- pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
Devonian
- noun - 1. Geology. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, 405 to 345 million years ago, characterized by the dominance of fishes and the advent of amphibians and ammonites.
2. Geology. the Devonian Period or System.
3. of or relating to Devonshire
- from 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites
Devotees
- noun - an ardent follower and admirer
Devoting
- verb - dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
- pledge
- set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"
Devotion
- noun - (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"
- commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science"
- feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"
- religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
Devoured
- verb - destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"
- eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
- eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
- enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
Devourer
- noun - someone who eats greedily or voraciously