English to English
verb
- pass on or delegate to another
The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- grow worse
Her condition deteriorated.
Conditions in the slums degenerated.
The discussion devolved into a shouting match.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To roll onward or downward; to pass on.
source: Webster 1913
- To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [divólv] Gumulong sa ibabá; malipat sa iba; mápasaulì
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
