Definisi 'devolve'
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English to English verb
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pass on or delegate to another |  | Example: The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital
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be inherited by |  | Example: The estate fell to my sister The land returned to the family The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead
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grow worse |  | Example: Her condition deteriorated Conditions in the slums degenerated The discussion devolved into a shouting match
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To roll onward or downward; to pass on. |  | source: webster1913
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To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank. |  | source: webster1913
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More Word(s) degeneration, devolution, declension, decline in quality, deterioration, convalesce, recover, recuperate, decline, worsen, change hands, change owners, assign, fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary, fall, accrue,
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