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21devolve — verb a) to delegate something to someone else For the nonce he was rather nonplussed but inasmuch as the duty plainly devolved upon him to take some measures on the subject he pondered suitable ways and means during which Stephen repeatedly… …
22devolve — verb Devolve is used with these nouns as the object: ↑power, ↑responsibility …
23devolve — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …
24devolve — de|volve [ dı valv ] verb intransitive or transitive to take power or responsibility from a central authority or government and give it to smaller and more local regions de volve to phrasal verb transitive devolve to someone to become someone s… …
25devolve — verb the move would devolve responsibility to local units Syn: delegate, depute, pass (down/on), download, hand down/over/on, transfer, transmit, assign, consign, convey, entrust, turn over, give, cede, surrender, relinquish, deliver; bestow …
26devolve — To roll or tumble down or descend; to be transmitted by a course of events, or by operation of law; to transfer from one person to another; to pass by transmission to another; to pass by operation of law upon the death of the owner. Fitzpatrick v …
27devolve on/upon/to — (of duties or responsibility) pass to (a body or person at a lower level). → devolve devolve on/upon/to Law (of property) be transferred from one owner to (another), especially by inheritance. → devolve …
28devolve again — index recover Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
29devolve upon — index assign (transfer ownership), attorn, bequeath, demise, grant (transfer formally), hold (possess) …
30devolve into — formal degenerate or be split into. → devolve …
