devolve
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(verb) pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital" |
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Related Words: assign, delegate, depute, designate |
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(verb) be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" |
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Synonyms: fall, pass, return |
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Related Words: change hands, fall, light |
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