Definition: pass on or delegate to another Example:
The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital.
devolve (v)
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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.
devolve (v)
Definition: grow worse Example:
Her condition deteriorated.
Conditions in the slums degenerated.
The discussion devolved into a shouting match.
