v. t. | 1. | To roll onward or downward; to pass on. |
2. | To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; - generally with upon, sometimes with to or into. | |
v. i. | 1. | To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; - generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; |
Verb | 1. | devolve - pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital" |
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" | |
3. | devolve - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" |