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1. (v.t.) devolve
to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon another; pass on.
2. (v.i.) devolve
to be transferred or passed on from one to another:
The responsibility devolved on me.
3. devolve
to become simpler or disappear, esp. in the process of evolution.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L dēvolvere to roll down =dē-de - +volvere to roll)
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1. (verb) devolve
pass on or delegate to another
"The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
2. (verb) fall, return, pass, devolve
be inherited by
"The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
3. (verb) devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
grow worse
"Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
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1. (verb) devolve
to roll onward or downward; to pass on
2. (verb) devolve
to transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or into
3. (verb) devolve
to pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank
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