devolve — قاموس الإنجليزية

فعل

1. 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.

   الاستعمال

   • لازم

   مرادفات

   pass down

   أمثلة

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   an accident […] rendered him permanently lame, and therefore unfitted him, in the opinion of his parents, to inherit his father's many titles, which, it was then arranged, should devolve upon his younger brother.

2. To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.

   الاستعمال

   • متعدٍ

   مرادفات

   pass downpass onhand down

   أمثلة

   Near-synonyms: pass down, pass on, hand down

3. To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone. To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).

   الاستعمال

   • especially
   • متعدٍ
   • usually
   • of a central government to a local one

   أمثلة

   Despite being a unitary state, the Government of the United Kingdom devolved many matters to the Governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

   They devolved their whole authority into the hands of the council of sixty.

   أمثلة إضافية (2)

   An artful man became popular, the people had power in their hands, and they devolved a considerable share of their power upon their favourite […].

   Shapps retains responsibility for rail safety in Scotland, with only the operation of track and train devolved to Transport Scotland.

4. To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.

   الاستعمال

   • لازم

   أمثلة

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   For the nonce he was rather nonplussed but inasmuch as the duty plainly devolved upon him to take some measures on the subject he pondered suitable ways and means during which Stephen repeatedly yawned.

5. To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone. To shift or to be transferred from a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.

   الاستعمال

   • especially
   • لازم
   • of government authority

   أمثلة

   Many legislative powers devolved to the new Scottish parliament in 1999.

6. To degenerate; to break down.

   الاستعمال

   • لازم

   مرادفات

   deteriorate

   الأضداد

   evolveimprove

   أمثلة

   A discussion about politics may devolve into a shouting match.

7. To roll (something) down; to unroll.

   الاستعمال

   • مهجور
   • متعدٍ

   مرادفات

   roll downunwindunfurl

   أمثلة

   Near-synonyms: unwind, unfurl

   every headlong stream / Devolves its winding waters to the main.

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   He spake of virtue […] And with […] a lack-lustre dead-blue eye, Devolved his rounded periods.

فعل

1. pass on or delegate to another

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   delegatedesignatedeputeassign

   أمثلة

   The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital

2. be inherited by

   مرادفات

   fallreturnpass

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   change handschange owners

   أمثلة

   The estate fell to my sister

   The land returned to the family

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead

3. grow progressively worse

   مرادفات

   deterioratedropdegenerate

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   worsendecline

   أمثلة

   Her condition deteriorated

   Conditions in the slums degenerated

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   The discussion devolved into a shouting match