10 Letter Words for Devolution
devolution
9 Letter Words for Devolution
evolution, evolutoid, involuted
8 Letter Words for Devolution
devotion, indevout, involute, outdevil, outlined, outlived, outloved, unlooted, untoiled, untooled, volution, volutoid
7 Letter Words for Devolution
diluent, duotone, eidolon, elution, indulto, lentoid, oltonde, outdone, outlied, outline, outlive, outlove, outoven, outvied, ovulite, toluide, toluido, undevil, unlived, unloved, unoiled, untiled, unvoted, violent, violone, volenti, voluted, volutin
6 Letter Words for Devolution
delint, dentil, deuton, devoto, devout, dilute, ditone, divoto, dolent, doline, dolite, dolven, doolie, dultie, dunite, duntle, entoil, idolet, idolon, indole, indult, intoed, lenvoi, leonid, lionet, livedo, lodine, loined, loonie, looted, looten, lootie, lotion, louden, louned, louted, luiten, lunoid, lunted, lutein, nevoid, nodule, noduli, noodle, noulde, oilnut, ointed, olenid, olived, olivet, ondule, oolite, outled, outlie, outvie, tilden, toiled, toivel, toledo, toluid, toodle, tooled, toonie, ultion, unevil, unidle, united, unlive, unlove, untied, untile, untold, unveil, unvoid, unvote, velout, ventil, vinted, violet, violon, vodoun, volent, volute, voudon, vulned
5 Letter Words for Devolution
delit, deloo, detin, devil, devon, devot, dioon, divel, divet, divot, doilt, donet, doole, dooli, doven, dovie, duole, duvet, eldin, elint, eloin, enlit, enoil, envoi, ident, ileon, indol, inlet, intel, intue, iodol, lenti, lento, levin, lieut, lindo, lined, lited, lived, liven, loden, looie, louie, lound, loved, lunet, luted, luteo, nilot, noted, nould, noule, novel, nudie, odeon, oiled, olden, oldie, olein, olent, olive, ootid, outdo, outed, outen, ovile, ovine, ovoid, ovoli, ovule, teind, teloi, tendo, tendu, tenio, tilde, tiled, tined, toile, toldo, toled, tondi, tondo, toned, tould, tudel, tuned, uloid, unite, unled, unlet, unlid, unlie, unlit, unode, unoil, unold, untie, until, utend, utile, uviol, uvito, video, vilde, vilno, vined, vinet, viold, vodou, vodun, voile, voled, volet, volte, volti, volto, voted
4 Letter Words for Devolution
deil, deli, delt, deni, dent, deti, detn, deul, devi, diel, diet, dilo, dine, dino, dint, diol, dite, dive, doen, doit, dole, doli, dolt, done, doni, dont, dool, doon, dote, dout, dove, duel, duet, duit, dule, dult, dune, dunt, edit, eild, elod, endo, enol, ento, eton, etui, euoi, evil, ideo, idle, idol, idun, ilot, inde, intl, into, invt, iode, iodo, itel, lend, leno, lent, leon, leto, leud, levi, levo, lido, lied, lien, lieu, lind, line, lino, lint, lion, lite, litu, live, lode, loed, loid, loin, lond, lone, lood, loon, loot, lote, loti, loto, loud, loun, lout, love, lude, ludo, luit, lund, lune, lunt, lute, neti, neut, nevi, nevo, nide, nied, nile, nito, node, nodi, noel, noil, nold, nole, nolo, nolt, note, noul, nout, novo, nude, odel, odin, oint, oleo, olid, olio, onto, ooid, oont, otoe, ould, oven, ovid, teil, teld, teli, tend, tide, tied, tien, tile, tind, tine, tode, toed, toil, told, tole, tolu, tone, tool, toon, toun, tule, tund, tune, tuno, udon, ulto, unde, undo, unie, unio, unit, univ, unto, util, uvid, veil, vein, veld, velo, vend, vent, veto, vide, vied, vild, vile, vine, vino, vint, viol, vite, vlei, voet, void, vole, volt, vote, vuln
3 Letter Words for Devolution
dei, del, den, det, dev, die, dil, din, dit, div, dle, doe, dol, don, doo, dot, due, dui, dun, duo, edo, eld, eli, elt, end, enl, env, eon, ide, ido, ile, ilo, ind, int, inv, ion, iou, itd, iud, ive, led, lei, leo, let, leu, lev, lid, lie, lin, lit, lod, loe, loo, lot, ltd, lud, lue, luo, lut, ned, nei, neo, net, nid, nie, nil, nit, nod, nol, noo, not, nov, nul, nut, ode, oie, oil, old, ole, one, oni, ono, ont, oon, oot, oto, oud, oui, out, ted, tel, ten, tid, tie, til, tin, tiu, tln, tlo, tod, toe, toi, tol, ton, too, tou, tov, tue, tui, tun, udo, uit, ule, ult, uni, unl, ute, uti, vei, vel, vet, vid, vie, vil, vin, voe, vol, von
Definitions for Devolution
[1] the act or fact of devolving; passage onward from stage to stage.
[2] the passing on to a successor of an unexercised right.
[3] Law . the passing of property from one to another, as by hereditary succession.
[4] Biology . degeneration.
[5] the transfer of power or authority from a central government to a local government.
[6] the act, fact, or result of devolving
[7] a passing onwards or downwards from one stage to another
[8] another word for degeneration (def. 3)
[9] a transfer or allocation of authority, esp from a central government to regional governments or particular interests
Words related to Devolution
deterioration, relapse, drop, slump, recession, failure, fall, downturn, breakdown, undoing, collapse, debacle, overthrow, destruction, decline, descent, decadence, retrogression, degeneration, declension
Words nearby Devolution
devoice, devoid, devoir, devoirs, devolatilize, devolution, devolve, devon, devon island, devon minnow, devon rex
Origin of Devolution
1535–45; (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin dēvolūtiōn- (stem of dēvolūtiō ) a rolling down, equivalent to Latin dēvolūt(us ) rolled down (past participle of dēvolvere; see devolve) + -iōn- -ion
Other words from Devolution
dev·o·lu·tion·ar·y , adjective, noun
dev·o·lu·tion·ist , noun
Word origin for Devolution
C16: from Medieval Latin dēvolūtiō a rolling down, from Latin dēvolvere to roll down, sink into; see devolve
Synonyms for Devolution
deterioration, decadence, declension, decline, degeneration, descent, drop, fall, recession, regression, relapse, retrogression, retrogradation
