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- DEVOLVE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Latin ēvolvere means "to roll out or away"; Latin revolvere means "to roll back to a starting point"; and Latin dēvolvere means "to roll (something) down " In its earliest uses in the 15th century, devolve was about literally rolling down: it meant "to roll onward or downward "
- DEVOLVED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
DEVOLVED definition: 1 past simple and past participle of devolve 2 to (cause power or responsibility to) be given to… Learn more
- DEVOLVE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Devolve definition: to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc ) to or upon another; pass on See examples of DEVOLVE used in a sentence
- DEVOLVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you devolve power, authority, or responsibility to a less powerful person or group, or if it devolves upon them, it is transferred to them the need to decentralize and devolve power to regional governments [VERB noun + to] We have made a conscious effort to devolve responsibility [VERB noun]
- Devolve - definition of devolve by The Free Dictionary
1 to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc ) to or upon another; pass on 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 de•volve′ment, n
- Devolve Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
Devolve definition: To pass on or delegate to another
- Devolve - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
When things devolve, they deteriorate, degenerate, fall apart, go to the dogs, and generally end up worse When a classroom gets loud and rowdy, a teacher might say the class has devolved There is another, less negative, meaning of devolve
- devolve - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
devolve (third-person singular simple present devolves, present participle devolving, simple past and past participle devolved) ( intransitive ) To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder
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