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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Verb
Pronunciation: /dɪˈvɒɫv/

Definition 1:
• To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: pass down
Labels: intransitive

Definition 2:
• To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: pass down, pass on, hand down
Labels: transitive

Definition 3:
• To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.
• To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).
Example: Despite being a unitary state, the Government of the United Kingdom devolved many matters to the Governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: pass down, pass on, hand down
Labels: especially, transitive, usually, of a central government to a local one

Definition 4:
• To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.
Labels: intransitive

Definition 5:
• To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.
• To shift or to be transferred from a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.
Example: Many legislative powers devolved to the new Scottish parliament in 1999.
Labels: especially, intransitive, of government authority

Definition 6:
• To degenerate; to break down.
Example: A discussion about politics may devolve into a shouting match.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: deteriorate, atrophy, break down, crack, decline, degenerate, devolve, confound, fade, fall off, go bad, go downhill, go left, go off, go pear-shaped, go sideways, go south, go to hell, go to pot, go to seed, go to the dogs, go wrong, lapse, molder, pejorate, retrograde, suffer, spend, sweal, shrivel, tabefy, wither, wither away, wane, wanse, worsen
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: evolve, improve
Labels: intransitive

Definition 7:
• To roll (something) down; to unroll.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: roll down, unwind, unfurl
Labels: obsolete, transitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/devolve