To degenerate; to break down.
To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.
To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.
To decelerate; to slow down.
To put off; to postpone.
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
Retardation; delay.
A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.