devolve
verb (used with object)
to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon another; pass on.
devolved
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past participleof devolve.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof devolve.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
devolveverb (used with object)to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon another; pass on.
Example Sentences
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That question of the devolved funding settlement is expected to be discussed, alongside other ways of working together in areas such as the economy and energy.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Instead, this week’s G-20 finance summit in the Blue Ridge Mountains devolved into trade spats, public insults and a dust-up over a photo op.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
He added that he would be extending "the same offer to all parts of England without devolved power".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“We have officially devolved as a society,” wrote another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
His dates with Joyce devolved into bleak meetings in the cafeteria, where they mixed catsup with hot water and called it tomato soup and rounded out the meal with soda crackers.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
