devolve

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (intransitive) 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.
  2. (transitive) To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.
  3. (especially, transitive, usually) To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.
  4. (intransitive) To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.
  5. (especially, intransitive) To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.
  6. (intransitive) To degenerate; to break down.
  7. (obsolete, transitive) To roll (something) down; to unroll.

Opposé de
evolve, improve
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/dɪˈvɒɫv/
Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Latin dēvolvō (“roll or tumble off or down”), from dē + volvō (“roll”).

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