Synonyms: deteriorate, devolve, degenerate, drop
Definition: grow worse
Usage: Her condition deteriorated; Conditions in the slums degenerated; The discussion devolved into a shouting match
Synonyms: devolve, return, fall, pass
Definition: be inherited by
Usage: 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
Similar words: change hands, change owners
Definition: be transferred to another owner
Usage: This restaurant changed hands twice last year
Synonyms: devolve
Definition: pass on or delegate to another
Usage: The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital
Similar words: delegate, depute, designate, assign
Definition: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)