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Meanings of devolve in English

Portuguese
degradar
Catalan
degenerar-se

Grow worse.

      degradar

      Be inherited by.

            Usage of devolve in English
            1
            The strategy was clear: to devolve after a hundred years of waiting.
            A journey: my political life
            2
            Without this guidance, the nomination process may devolve into its current state.
            Wired
            3
            Things would soon devolve far beyond any chance of intervention from him.
            Return of the Crimson Guard
            4
            Without a restructuring deal in place, the matter could devolve into litigation.
            Reuters
            5
            The active religious duties of the Mitsuye-shiro now devolve upon the Guji.
            Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series
            6
            We ran back to the door before the situation could devolve further.
            Library of Souls
            7
            I, Maitre Lapalme, forbid your profligacies, which devolve upon me; I forbid-etc.
            A Chair on the Boulevard
            8
            Hence, much of the work seemed to devolve upon Dick and Greg.
            Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point; Or, Standing Firm for ...
            9
            To cook a meal, denotes some pleasant duty will devolve on you.
            Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien...
            10
            At home, we'll devolve power to local government and local communities.
            The Guardian
            11
            A better approach is to devolve more functions to local authorities.
            The Irish Times
            12
            The classic mistake, he says, is to devolve responsibility to an HR department.
            The Guardian
            13
            In the future, the charge of the entire establishment may devolve upon you.
            The Colossus: A Novel
            14
            The duties of a nephew will consequently devolve on the king.
            Frederick the Great and His Court
            15
            I respected Cassius too much to let him devolve to that.
            Small favor
            16
            All seemed to devolve the burden of their cares on her.
            Lizzie Leigh
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