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by dnlbyl 4208 days ago
Devolve is not the opposite of evolve. To devolve is to transfer ruling power to a lower level, e.g. from a central government to regional governments.

A species evolves to adapt to its environment. The opposite (if there can be such a thing) would be to not evolve.

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cool i didnt know that. thanks for that.