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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryde·volve \di-ˈvälv, -ˈvȯlv, dē-\ verb (de·volved ; de·volv·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin devolvere, from de- + volvere to roll — more at voluble DATE 15th centurytransitive verb: to pass on (as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another devolving to western Europe full responsibility for its own defense — Christopher Laneintransitive verb1. 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 Ehrenreich2. to come by or as if by flowing down his allegedly subversive campaigns…devolve from his belief in basic American rights — Frank Deford3. to degenerate through a gradual change or evolution where order devolves into chaos — Johns Hopkins MagazineEnglish Etymologydevolve c.1420, from L. devolvere "to roll down," from de- + volvere "to roll" (see vulva).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7devolvede·volve / di5vClv; NAmE -5vB:lv / verb PHRASAL VERBS ▪ de'volve on / upon sb / sth (formal) 1. if property, money, etc. devolves on / upon you, you receive it after sb else dies (财产、金钱等遗产)转给,传给,移交2. if a duty, responsibility, etc. devolves on / upon you, it is given to you by sb at a higher level of authority (职责、责任等)交由…接替,委托…承担▪ de'volve sth to / on / upon sb to give a duty, responsibility, power, etc. to sb who has less authority than you (将职责、责任、权力等)移交,转交,委任: The central government devolved most tax-raising powers to the regional authorities. 中央政府将大部份征税权移交给了地方当局。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedde·volve\də̇ˈvälv, dēˈ-, -vȯlv also -vä(u)v or -vȯv\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English devolven to roll down, from Latin devolvere, from de down, away + volvere to roll — more at de-, volubletransitive verb1. archaic : to roll onward or downward2. obsolete : to cause to pass down, descend, be transferred, or changed (as by the course of events or operation of law)3. : to transfer from one person to another : hand down — usually used with upon, sometimes with to or into < The God-Father … having devolved his potency upon men — Weston La Barre > < the risk of … devolving a measure of authority to people who are poor and politically immature — A.C.Jones >intransitive verb1. : to pass by transmission or succession < his estate devolved on a distant cousin >: fall or be passed usually as an obligation or responsibility < after the general fell, command devolved upon the colonel > < the chairmanship shall devolve in strict order of seniority >2. a. : to flow or roll from a situation viewed as higher to one that is lower < streams devolving from the mountains > b. archaic : to proceed from one point or condition into another as if by flowing or unrolling

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