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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
devolve .
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Examples
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Failing such a person, the title devolves on him who is complete in theosophy, though he may be mediocre in philosophy.
Mystics and Saints of Islam Claud Field 1902
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Critics very often are able to make a stronger case for their assessment of a work on the second try (by qualifying their initial analysis and providing a more nuanced reading) but in this case Ayers’ attempt at defending his critique devolves from the ridiculous to the pitiful.
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Critics very often are able to make a stronger case for their assessment of a work on the second try (by qualifying their initial analysis and providing a more nuanced reading) but in this case Ayers’ attempt at defending his critique devolves from the ridiculous to the pitiful.
A Review of Capitalists and Conquerors, and an exchange 2007
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Actually it goes directly to the unethical lying and smearing and innuendos of the GOP politics of personal destruction. pftp wrote: That beind said, any converation that I have with Username devolves into this realm. pftp wrote: Losername:
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As the f-word devolves further into marketing PR-speak, we're left with Katy Perry's infantilized, finger-sucking "naughtiness" - sexual transgression for the sake of male titillation more than anything-and a long list of songs that are Feminist Lite at best.
NashvilleScene.com 2009
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I'm not even sure that's how "devolves" should be used.
B2fxxx 2004
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I'm not even sure that's how "devolves" should be used.
Archive 2004-06-13 2004
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Usually, the first half of a Heinlein novel is dynamite and then (alas) the second half kind of devolves into turgid lectures.
Ethical Technology IEET 2010
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It begins with a silky bass groove played over fairly staid bebop drum and piano parts and gradually morphs (some might say "devolves") into a maddening, improvised confluence of sonic textures: screeching trumpet and saxophone, chaotic keyboard lines, and spastic drumming.
PopMatters 2009
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The Player or Burn Hollywood Burn, but instead, it kind of devolves into this whole mid-life crisis ordeal film with no clear direction or stakes in any way.
Pajiba 2008
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