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English to English verb
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pass on or delegate to another |  | Example: The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital
source: wordnet30
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be inherited by | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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grow worse | | Example: Her condition deteriorated
Conditions in the slums degenerated
The discussion devolved into a shouting match
source: wordnet30
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To roll onward or downward; to pass on. | | source: webster1913
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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. | | source: webster1913
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