devolve
verb (used with object)
to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon another; pass on.
is devolving
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present progressiveof devolve (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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One of the smart tweaks Bong has made to Ashton’s book is devolving the character from an everyman into a passive stooge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
The year-long cryptocurrency slump is devolving into a further downward spiral this week.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2018
Not to mention the free-form press conferences, the reinvigorated synod of bishops, which is devolving power to the regions, and the council of cardinal advisers tasked with reforming the curia.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 10, 2016
And here in the state capital, the matter of how best to combat it is devolving into a trickier question than Brown implies.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 3, 2016
Our whole military organisation is becoming more decentralised and more dependent on voluntary effort; it is devolving more and more upon Territorial Associations and local bodies of all kinds.
From Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union by S. Rosenbaum
