English-German translations for devolve

• devolvieren
• Zufällen

Definition of devolve

• To roll down; to unroll.
• To be inherited by someone else; to pass down the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
• To delegate or someone.
• To fall as a duty or responsibility or someone.
• To degenerate; to break down.

Examples

• A discussion about politics may devolve into a shouting match.

Related words

• devour
• devotion
• devout
• devoid
• devolution
• devoted
• devotedness
• devote
• Devonian