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  Devolve \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.
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              Every headlong stream
              Devolves its winding waters to the main. --Akenside.
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              Devolved his rounded periods.         --Tennyson.
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     2. To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over;
        to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or
        into.
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              They devolved a considerable share of their power
              upon their favorite.                  --Burke.
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              They devolved their whole authority into the hands
              of the council of sixty.              --Addison.
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  Devolve \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.
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           His estate . . . devolved to Lord Somerville.
                                                    --Johnson.
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  Devolve \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.

  Devolve \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.

  devolve
       v 1: pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved
            his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
       2: 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" [syn: fall, return,
           pass]
       3: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the
          slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a
          shouting match" [syn: deteriorate, drop, degenerate]
          [ant: recuperate]

  devolve
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 αποκεντρώνω λειτουργικά και εκτελεστικά, παραχωρώ δικαιώματα δράσης
  σε ιεραρχικά κατώτερο
     2 εκφυλίζομαι

  devolve
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la dēvolvō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: devolver)

  devolve
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete transitive) To roll (something) down; to unroll.
  15th 19th c.)

  devolve
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la dēvolvō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: devolver)

  devolve
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la dēvolvō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: devolver)

  devolve
     Englanti vb.
     1 jättää, siirtää
     2 jäädä, siirtyä
     3 siirtyä perintönä

  Devolve /dɪvˈɒlv/
  إنقل

  devolve //dɪˈvɒɫv// 
  1. пада се на
  to be inherited by someone
  2. предавам, прехвърлям
  to delegate something to someone else

  devolve /dɪvˈɒlv/ 
  postoupit

  devolve /dɪvˈɒlv/ 
  převést

  devolve /dɪvˈɒlv/
  prenijeti

  devolve /dɪˈvɒlv/ 
    przechodzić (upon - na)  (on - na)  (to - na)

  devolve /dɪvˈɒlv/
  devolver

  devolve /dɪvˈɒlv/
  1. intikal ettirmek, devretmek, havale etmek, bırakmak, terk etmek
  2. (gen.) on, upon veya to ile geçmek, intikal etmek, kalmak.

  
/dɪˈvɑɫv/

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
  
  

  v. 让波,传下,委托;
  v. 传给,传下,移归;

     vt. 转移,传下,委托
     vi. 被移交