Devolve synonyms

dĭ-vŏlv'

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fall
(--- Theology) To lose primordial innocence and happiness. Used of humanity as a result of the Fall.
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pass
(Intransitive) To happen.
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deteriorate
To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
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drop
(Ergative) To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]
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degenerate
To decline or become debased morally, culturally, etc.
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return
To report, or bring back and make known.
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devolved (related)
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decentralise (related)
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devolution (related)
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decentralisation (related)
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centralise (related)
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legislative (related)
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reach (related)
(Informal) To grasp and hand over to another:
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Devolve Sentence Examples

  • Could the crown of the eldest daughter of the Church be allowed to devolve upon a relapsed heretic?

  • Indeed the support of the London Missionary Society has come to devolve almost wholly on Congregationalists, a responsibility recognized by the Union in 1889 and again in 1904.

  • Large powers devolve upon other officers, such as the "Chief of the Staff," the "Foreign Secretary," and the "Chancellor," who direct affairs from the "International Headquarters" in London.

  • the regular duty of the bishop, but he could devolve it, if he thought fit, on a presbyter or deacon, or even on a layman.

  • Owing to the excellence of the municipal system there has been a tendency to devolve thereon, in whole or in part, certain financial burdens on the plea of decentralization.

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