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

Yanni's apology devolved into a physical argument.

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."

Yanni's apology quickly devolved into another yelling session.

Yanni's apology quickly devolved into another 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.

Conversations about race tend to devolve into a shouting match.