Example : The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital.

Example : 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.

Synonyms : fall, pass, return

Example : Her condition deteriorated.
Conditions in the slums degenerated.
The discussion devolved into a shouting match.

Synonyms : degenerate, deteriorate, drop