Devolution: alternatives and connections

To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.

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The state of becoming obsolete.

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of Delegate

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The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.

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The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.

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The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance.

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of Relegate

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The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated; removal; banishment; exile.

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To roll onward or downward; to pass on.

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To roll onward or downward; to pass on.

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The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration.

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The act or process of devolving;; devolution.

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The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, in the process of growth; development; as, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or an animal from the egg.

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The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, in the process of growth; development; as, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or an animal from the egg.

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