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devolve
de·volve D0182400 (dĭ-vŏlv′)v. de·volved, de·volv·ing, de·volves v.tr.1. To pass on or delegate to another: The senator devolved the duties of office upon a group of aides.2. Archaic To cause to roll onward or downward.v.intr.1. To be passed on or transferred to another: The burden of proof devolved upon the defendant. The estate devolved to an unlikely heir.2. To degenerate or deteriorate gradually: After several hours the discussion had devolved into a shouting match.3. Archaic To roll onward or downward.
[Middle English devolven, to transfer, from Old French devolver, to confer, ascribe, from Latin dēvolvere, to roll down, fall to : dē-, de- + volvere, to roll; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]
de·volve′ment n.devolve (dɪˈvɒlv) vb1. (foll by: on, upon, to, etc) to pass or cause to pass to a successor or substitute, as duties, power, etc2. (Law) (intr; foll by on or upon) law (of an estate, etc) to pass to another by operation of law, esp on intestacy or bankruptcy3. (intr; foll by on or upon) to depend (on): your argument devolves on how you interpret this clause. 4. archaic to roll down or cause to roll down[C15: from Latin dēvolvere to roll down, fall into, from de- + volvere to roll] deˈvolvement nde•volve (dɪˈvɒlv)
v. -volved, -volv•ing. v.t. 1. to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon another; pass on. v.i. 2. to be transferred or passed on from one to another: The responsibility devolved on me. 3. to become simpler or disappear, esp. in the process of evolution. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin dēvolvere to roll down =dē- de- + volvere to roll] de•volve′ment, n. devolve
Past participle: devolved
Gerund: devolving
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| I devolve | | you devolve | | he/she/it devolves | | we devolve | | you devolve | | they devolve |
| Preterite |
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| I devolved | | you devolved | | he/she/it devolved | | we devolved | | you devolved | | they devolved |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am devolving | | you are devolving | | he/she/it is devolving | | we are devolving | | you are devolving | | they are devolving |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have devolved | | you have devolved | | he/she/it has devolved | | we have devolved | | you have devolved | | they have devolved |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was devolving | | you were devolving | | he/she/it was devolving | | we were devolving | | you were devolving | | they were devolving |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had devolved | | you had devolved | | he/she/it had devolved | | we had devolved | | you had devolved | | they had devolved |
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| I will devolve | | you will devolve | | he/she/it will devolve | | we will devolve | | you will devolve | | they will devolve |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have devolved | | you will have devolved | | he/she/it will have devolved | | we will have devolved | | you will have devolved | | they will have devolved |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be devolving | | you will be devolving | | he/she/it will be devolving | | we will be devolving | | you will be devolving | | they will be devolving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been devolving | | you have been devolving | | he/she/it has been devolving | | we have been devolving | | you have been devolving | | they have been devolving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been devolving | | you will have been devolving | | he/she/it will have been devolving | | we will have been devolving | | you will have been devolving | | they will have been devolving |
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| I had been devolving | | you had been devolving | | he/she/it had been devolving | | we had been devolving | | you had been devolving | | they had been devolving |
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| I would devolve | | you would devolve | | he/she/it would devolve | | we would devolve | | you would devolve | | they would devolve |
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| I would have devolved | | you would have devolved | | he/she/it would have devolved | | we would have devolved | | you would have devolved | | they would have devolved |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | devolve - pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) | | 2. | 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"return, fall, passchange hands, change owners - be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year"light, fall - fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"accrue, fall - come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son" | | 3. | devolve - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"degenerate, deteriorate, dropfatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"languish, fade - become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"rot, waste - become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" |
devolveverb transfer, surrender, pass on, transmit, relinquish, hand down, entrust, consign, make over, cede, pass down, sign over, depute the need to decentralize and devolve power to regional governmentsdevolveverbTo come as by lot or inheritance:fall, pass.Translationsdevolve
devolve (up)on (someone or something)To become someone else's responsibility, as of a task or job. If Joe is out sick on Monday, I know that sorting the mail will devolve on me.See also: devolvedevolve (up)on someone or something[for something, such as a task] to be passed on to someone or a group. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) This job, I am afraid, devolves upon you and you alone. The task of repairing the damage devolved on Diane.See also: devolve, onEncyclopediaSeedevolutiondevolve
devolvev. when property is automatically transferred from one party to another by operation of law, without any act required of either past or present owner. The most common example is passing of title to the natural heir of a person upon his death. 2) passing of authority to a vice president on death of a president. 3) to give a territory sovereign rights to run itself. devolve
Synonyms for devolveverb transferSynonyms- transfer
- surrender
- pass on
- transmit
- relinquish
- hand down
- entrust
- consign
- make over
- cede
- pass down
- sign over
- depute
Synonyms for devolveverb to come as by lot or inheritanceSynonymsSynonyms for devolveverb pass on or delegate to anotherRelated Words- assign
- delegate
- designate
- depute
verb be inherited bySynonymsRelated Words- change hands
- change owners
- light
- fall
- accrue
verb grow worseSynonyms- degenerate
- deteriorate
- drop
Related Words- fatigue
- jade
- tire
- weary
- pall
- languish
- fade
- rot
- waste
- decline
- worsen
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