devolve

dɪˈvɒlv

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Definition of devolve - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

delegate

tr.

transfer duties or responsibilities to someone else

tr.

The manager devolved tasks to her team.

assign

delegate

entrust

law

intr.

fall as a duty or responsibility on someone

intr.

The task devolved upon the committee.

inheritance

intr.

pass to someone else by inheritance

intr.

The estate devolved to the eldest son.

bequeath

cede

transfer

degenerate

intr.

become worse over time

intr.

The situation devolved into chaos.

decline

degenerate

deteriorate

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devolve on

to pass responsibility to someone else

The task will devolve on the new manager.

devolve upon

pass rights or property to someone by law

The estate will devolve upon the eldest son.

Origin of devolve

Latin, devolvere (roll down)

Examples of devolve in a sentence

He devolved the planning to his capable deputy.
Responsibility for repairs devolves on the landlord.
If she resigns, the role will devolve upon her deputy.
The title deeds devolved to the younger daughter.
Upon his passing, the family business devolved to his niece.
The debate devolved into personal attacks.

Over time, the project devolved into disorganization.

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French:déléguer, incomber à, ...
German:übertragen, zufallen, ...
Italian:devolvere, spettare, ...
Spanish:delegar, recaer en, ...
Portuguese:delegar, caber, ...
Chinese:下放, 落在某人肩上, ...
Japanese:委任する, 委ねられる, ...
Arabic:نَقَل, وَقَعَ على عاتق, ...
Hebrew:לְהַאֲצִיל, לִהְיוֹת מוּטָּל עַל, ...
Russian:передать, ложиться на, ...
Ukrainian:передавати завдання, покладатися, ...
Hindi:सौंपना, सौंपा जाना, ...
Bengali:দায়িত্ব অর্পণ করা, দায়িত্ব হিসেবে অর্পিত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:delegar, recaure, ...
Czech:delegovat, připadnout, ...
Danish:delegere, påhvile, ...
Dutch:delegeren, toekomen aan, ...
Greek:αναθέτω, ανατίθεμαι, ...
Hungarian:átruházni, hárulni, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទេរភារកិច្ចឱ្យ, ធ្លាក់ទៅលើ, ...
Korean:위임하다, 돌아가다, ...
Persian:واگذار کردن, بر عهدهٔ کسی قرار گرفتن, ...
Polish:przekazać, spadać, ...
Portuguese (BR):delegar, caber a, ...
Romanian:a delega, a reveni, ...
Swedish:delegera, ankomma på, ...
Thai:มอบหมาย, ตกเป็นหน้าที่ของ, ...
Turkish:devretmek, üzerine düşmek, ...
Vietnamese:giao phó, thuộc về, ...

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