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devolve Since 1998, considerable power has been devolving from the British government in London to the new Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. dɪˈvɑlv

Accepted Answer

((1) To pass (responsibility, power, etc.) from one person or group to another person or group at a lower level of authority. (2) To gradually go from an advanced state to a less advanced state. With its de- prefix (see DE), devolution implies moving backward. Once powers have been centralized in a unified government, giving any powers back—that is, devolving the power—to a smaller governmental unit can seem to be reversing a natural development. In a somewhat similar way, a job that your boss doesn't want to do may devolve upon you. But devolve and devolution are also treated nowadays as the opposites of evolve and evolution. So we may also speak of moral devolution, such as occurred in Germany in the 1930s, when a country with an extraordinary culture became a brutal dictatorship. And parents may watch their slacker teenager and wonder if devolution is occurring right in front of their eyes

word	devolve
definition	((1) To pass (responsibility, power, etc.) from one person or group to another person or group at a lower level of authority. (2) To gradually go from an advanced state to a less advanced state.
eg_sentence	Since 1998, considerable power has been devolving from the British government in London to the new Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
explanation	With its de- prefix (see DE), devolution implies moving backward. Once powers have been centralized in a unified government, giving any powers back—that is, devolving the power—to a smaller governmental unit can seem to be reversing a natural development. In a somewhat similar way, a job that your boss doesn't want to do may devolve upon you. But devolve and devolution are also treated nowadays as the opposites of evolve and evolution. So we may also speak of moral devolution, such as occurred in Germany in the 1930s, when a country with an extraordinary culture became a brutal dictatorship. And parents may watch their slacker teenager and wonder if devolution is occurring right in front of their eyes
IPA	dɪˈvɑlv

Devolve Devolution Person Group Advanced Devolving Powers Pass