About The Word Devolve
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Devolve
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What's The Definition Of Devolve?
[v] 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"
[v] pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital" Synonyms | Synonyms for Devolve: fall | pass | return Related Terms | Find terms related to Devolve: accredit | assign | authorize | change hands | change ownership | charge | charter | commission | commit | consign | delegate | depute | deputize | descend | detach | detail | devolute | devolve upon | empower | entrust | give in charge | license | mission | pass on | post | send out | succeed | transfer | warrant See Also | assign | change hands | delegate | depute | designate | light Devolve In Webster's Dictionary \De*volve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devolved}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Devolving}.] [L. devolvere, devolutum, to roll down;
de + volvere to roll down; de + volvere to roll. See
{Voluble}.]
1. To roll onward or downward; to pass on.
Every headlong stream Devolves its winding waters to
the main. --Akenside.
Devolved his rounded periods. --Tennyson.
2. To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over;
to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or
into.
They devolved a considerable share of their power
upon their favorite. --Burke.
They devolved their whole authority into the hands
of the council of sixty. --Addison.
\De*volve"\, v. i. 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. His estate . . . devolved to Lord Somerville. --Johnson. |
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