Devolve — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pass on or delegate to another

be inherited by

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌuːəlᵻzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪvˈɒlv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪvˈɒlv/

2 syllables Say it as /dˌuːəlᵻzˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital
The estate fell to my sister
The land returned to the family

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deteriorate pass fall degenerate drop return

Antonyms

recuperate

Parts of Speech

verb	pass on or delegate to another “The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital”
verb	be inherited by “The estate fell to my sister”
verb	grow worse “Her condition deteriorated”

Word Forms

devolvement	noun	the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
devolution	noun	the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
deterioration	noun	a symptom of reduced quality or strength
degenerative	adjective	(of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function
degeneration	noun	the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

übertragen

weitergeben oder an einen anderen delegieren

🇫🇷French

déléguer

transmettre ou déléguer à un autre

🇪🇸Spanish

delegar

pasar o delegar a otro

🇮🇹Italian

devolvere

trasmettere o delegare ad un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

overdragen

doorgeven of delegeren aan een ander

🇵🇹Portuguese

devolver

transmitir ou delegar a outro

🇷🇺Russian

переходить

передать или делегировать другому

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उतरना

दूसरे को सौंपना या सौंपना

🇧🇩Bengali

হস্তান্তর

অন্যকে দেওয়া বা অর্পণ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பரப்பு

மற்றொருவருக்கு அனுப்பவும் அல்லது வழங்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పంపిణీ

మరొకరికి పంపండి లేదా అప్పగించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विकसित करणे

दुसऱ्याला द्या किंवा सोपवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિતરિત

બીજાને સોંપો અથવા સોંપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಂಚಿಕೆ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರಿಗೆ ವರ್ಗಾಯಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯೋಜಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വികസിപ്പിച്ചെടുക്കുക

മറ്റൊരാൾക്ക് കൈമാറുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിയോഗിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਕਸਤ ਕਰਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਨੂੰ ਸੌਂਪਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੌਂਪਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

منتقل

منتقل کریں یا دوسرے کو تفویض کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

移交

传递或委托给他人

🇯🇵Japanese

分化する

他人に譲渡または委任する

🇰🇷Korean

양도하다

다른 사람에게 양도하거나 위임하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuyển giao

chuyển giao hoặc ủy quyền cho người khác

🇹🇭Thai

อุทิศ

ส่งต่อหรือมอบหมายให้ผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyerahkan

meneruskan atau mendelegasikan kepada orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

magdevolve

ipasa o italaga sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

turunkan

menyampaikan atau mewakilkan kepada orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تؤول

ينقل أو يفوض إلى آخر

🇮🇷Persian

واگذار کردن

انتقال یا تفویض به دیگری

🇹🇷Turkish

devretmek

başkasına devretmek veya devretmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להפנות

להעביר או להאציל לאחר

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