Conversations about race tend to devolve into a shouting match.

The tyrant dead, a portion of his reign / devolves on Helenus, who Chaonia calls / from Trojan Chaon the Chaonian plain, / and on these heights rebuilds the Trojan walls."

Languages don't devolve into dialects from a pure state; rather, standards are created out of dialects.

Yanni's apology quickly devolved into another argument.

Yanni's apology quickly devolved into another yelling session.

Yanni's apology devolved into a physical argument.

Yanni's apologies often devolve into physical altercations.

Meanwhile, the United Kingdom itself is coming under increasing strain, with Scotland’s devolved government in Edinburgh demanding a vote on independence so it can try to re-join the European Union.