devolve — İngilizce Sözlük

Fiil

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.

   Kullanım

   • geçişsiz

   Eş anlamlı sözcükler

   pass down

   Örnekler

   Diğer örnekler (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.

   Kullanım

   • geçişli

   Eş anlamlı sözcükler

   pass downpass onhand down

   Örnekler

   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).

   Kullanım

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

   Örnekler

   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.

   Diğer örnekler (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.

   Kullanım

   • geçişsiz

   Örnekler

   Diğer örnekler (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.

   Kullanım

   • especially
   • geçişsiz
   • of government authority

   Örnekler

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

6. To degenerate; to break down.

   Kullanım

   • geçişsiz

   Eş anlamlı sözcükler

   deteriorate

   Zıt anlamlılar

   evolveimprove

   Örnekler

   A discussion about politics may devolve into a shouting match.

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

   Kullanım

   • kullanımdan kalkmış
   • geçişli

   Eş anlamlı sözcükler

   roll downunwindunfurl

   Örnekler

   Near-synonyms: unwind, unfurl

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

   Diğer örnekler (1)

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

Fiil

1. pass on or delegate to another

   Daha genel terimler

   delegatedesignatedeputeassign

   Örnekler

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

2. be inherited by

   Eş anlamlı sözcükler

   fallreturnpass

   Daha genel terimler

   change handschange owners

   Örnekler

   The estate fell to my sister

   The land returned to the family

   Diğer örnekler (1)

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

3. grow progressively worse

   Eş anlamlı sözcükler

   deterioratedropdegenerate

   Daha genel terimler

   worsendecline

   Örnekler

   Her condition deteriorated

   Conditions in the slums degenerated

   Diğer örnekler (1)

   The discussion devolved into a shouting match