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devolve

🇬🇧 UK/dɪ'vɒlv/🇺🇸 US/di'vɒlv/
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To transfer or delegate (power, responsibility, etc.) to another; to pass down to a successor.

移交,下放(权力、职责等);转移给

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
volroll, turn, wind
+
vesuffix
=devolve

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The manager devolved responsibility to her team members.

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