PHRASALVERBS
devolve on / upon sb/sth (written)
1 if property, money, etc. devolves on/upon you, you receive it after sb else dies
2 if a duty, responsibility, etc. devolves on/upon you, it is given to you by sb at a higher level of authority
devolve sth to / on / upon sb to give a duty, responsibility, power, etc. to sb who has less authority than you:
The central government devolved most tax-raising powers to the regional authorities.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is devolve a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, devolve is tagged as verb.
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