[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

devolve \devolve"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. devolved; p. pr. 
   vb. n. devolving. l. devolvere, devolutum, to roll down;
   de + volvere to roll down; de + volvere to roll. see
   voluble.
   1. to roll onward or downward; to pass on.
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            every headlong stream
            devolves its winding waters to the main. --akenside.
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            devolved his rounded periods.         --tennyson.
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   2. to transfer from one person to another; to deliver over;
      to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or
      into.
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            they devolved a considerable share of their power
            upon their favorite.                  --burke.
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            they devolved their whole authority into the hands
            of the council of sixty.              --addison.
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see also:
devolved devolving voluble 

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