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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fall, pass, return |
| Type of | change hands, change owners |
| Has types | fall, light |
| Verb group | accrue, fall |
The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead.
Examples of devolve
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Most people would rather devolve this sort of responsibility to the authorities.
From the economist.com
In recent years the UK has taken steps to devolve powers to Scotland and Wales.
From the bbc.co.uk
It also explains why zoo trips devolve into pointing, shrieking fits of hilarity.
From the kansas.com
Ministers are promising to devolve power to a new, regional tier of government.
From the economist.com
He wants to devolve power from Whitehall and reform welfare, both urgent tasks.
From the economist.com
What blame there is conveniently seems set to devolve on a deceased politician.
From the guardian.co.uk
To devolve responsibilities to schools may well lead to duplication of effort.
From the expressandstar.com
In fact, the powers that the Dalai Lama would devolve to a prime minister are few.
From the kansas.com
The pages would start out funny but quickly devolve into a confession of my shame.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
- Fall: 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"
- Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
- (devolution) degeneration: the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
- (devolution) the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
- The Devolve EP is now infamous in Shihad fan culture as something of a holy grail. Originally released in 1990 on a limited run of 1000 vinyl records (Later re-released to a limited run of CDs).
- (Devolved (band)) Devolved is a technical death metal band originally from the Gold Coast, Australia but based in Los Angeles, California since 2005. The band has so far released two full-length albums and toured throughout Australia, Europe, the UK and Japan.
- (Devolution (album)) Devolution is the fourth full-length studio album from American crossover thrash band, M.O.D.. It was released in 1994 on Music For Nations and follows 1992's Rhythm of Fear.
- (Devolution (fallacy)) In common parlance, "devolution", "de-evolution", or backward evolution is the notion that a species can change into a more "primitive" form. ...
