devolves
verb
Meaning
- To roll (something) down; to unroll.
- To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
- To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.
- To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.
- To degenerate; to break down.
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