devolve

Meaning

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.

Opposite of

evolve, improve

Synonyms

decentralize

degenerate

drop

delegate

depute

deteriorate

fall

change

come on

commit

communicate

conferred

convert

convey

develop

devolved

educe

entrust

evolve

grow

incur

inherited

make over

maturate

metamorphose

pass

progress

reduce

relay

relegate

return

settle on

transfer

transform

transmit

unfold

made over

pass down

offer a post

adolesce

various levels

advance

alter

blossom

🌼

blossom forth

blossom out

build

Translations

αναθέτω

μεταβιβάζω

delegar

cèdere

traspasar

kalmak

devretmek

déléguer

übertragen

revenir

devolvere

transmitir

bırakmak

انخفض

انحط

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈvɒɫv/

Etymology

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