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devolved definition

devolved


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  devolve 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  devolve 
 
  Sense  2 
  fall,  return,  pass,  devolve 
  =>  fall,  light 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  devolve 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  devolve 
 
  Sense  2 
  fall,  return,  pass,  devolve 
  =>  fall,  light 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  devolve 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  devolve 
 
  2  senses  of  devolve 
 
  Sense  1 
  devolve 
  =>  delegate,  designate,  depute,  assign 
 
  Sense  2 
  fall,  return,  pass,  devolve 
  =>  change  hands 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  devolve 
 
  devolve  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  devolve 
 
  Sense  1 
  devolve 
  =>  delegate,  designate,  depute,  assign 
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  Sense  2 
  fall,  return,  pass,  devolve 
  =>  change  hands 
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  Overview  of  verb  devolve 
 
  The  verb  devolve  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  devolve  --  (pass  on  or  delegate  to  another;  "The  representative  devolved  his  duties  to  his  aides  while  he  was  in  the  hospital") 
  2.  fall,  return,  pass,  devolve  --  (be  inherited  by  "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") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  devolve 
 
  The  verb  devolve  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  devolve  --  (pass  on  or  delegate  to  another;  "The  representative  devolved  his  duties  to  his  aides  while  he  was  in  the  hospital") 
  2.  fall,  return,  pass,  devolve  --  (be  inherited  by  "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") 



devolved definition