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devolve

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Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive)
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de=volve

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb devolve has 3 senses

OXFORD DICTIONARY

devolve, v.
1 (foll. by on, upon, etc.) a tr. pass (work or duties) to (a deputy etc.). b intr. (of work or duties) pass to (a deputy etc.).
2 intr. (foll. by on, to, upon) Law (of property etc.) descend or fall by succession to.

Derivative
devolvement n.
Etymology
ME f. L devolvere devolut- (as DE-, volvere roll)

THESAURUS

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

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Transfer

VB transfer, convey, alienate, alien, assign, grant, consign, make over, hand over, pass, hand, transmit, negotiate, hand down, exchange, change hands, change hands from one to another, devolve, succeed, come into possession, abalienate, disinherit, dispossess, substitute.

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