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- Dictionarydevolved/dɪˈvɒlvd/
adjective
- 1. having had power transferred or delegated to a lower level, especially from central government to local or regional administration: "devolved and decentralized government"
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a. : to pass by transmission or succession. the estate devolved on a distant cousin. b. : to fall or be passed usually as a responsibility or obligation. the responsibility for breadwinning has devolved increasingly upon women Barbara Ehrenreich. 2. : to come by or as if by flowing down. streams devolving from the mountains.
to give power or a responsibility to a person or group that is at a lower level or has less authority: devolve sth to sb/sth Spending under these budget items must be devolved to local offices.
Definitions of devolve. verb. pass on or delegate to another. “The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital” see more. verb. be inherited by. “The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead” synonyms: fall, pass, return. accrue, fall. come into the possession of. see more. verb. grow worse.
Devolve definition: to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon another; pass on.. See examples of DEVOLVE used in a sentence.
to give power or a responsibility to a person or group that is at a lower level or has less authority: devolve sth to sb/sth Spending under these budget items must be devolved to local offices.
1. (foll by on, upon, to, etc) to pass or cause to pass to a successor or substitute, as duties, power, etc. 2. (intr; foll by on or upon) law. (of an estate, etc) to pass to another by operation of law, esp on intestacy or bankruptcy. 3. (intr; foll by on or upon) to depend (on) your argument devolves on how you interpret this clause. 4. archaic.
Definition of devolve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
