• To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over ordown; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as,after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the nextofficer in rank.His estate . . . devolved to Lord Somerville. Johnson.


    Devolve meaning & definition 1 of Devolve.


  • Th opposite of [evolve].

    Devolve meaning & definition 2 of Devolve.


  • Transfer or delegate (power) to a lower level, especially from central government to local or regional administration.

    Devolve meaning & definition 3 of Devolve.


  • [It’s] [evolving] but [backwards]

    Devolve meaning & definition 4 of Devolve.

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