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• Devolving
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(1):

(v. t.) To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; - generally with upon, sometimes with to or into.

(2):

(v. i.) 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.

(3):

(v. t.) To roll onward or downward; to pass on.