devolve

Significado (Inglês)

  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.

Oposto de
evolve, improve
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/dɪˈvɒɫv/
Etimologia (Inglês)

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

Melhore sua pronúncia

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes