Crossword-Solution: DEVOLVE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Devolve | v. t. | To roll onward or downward; to pass on. |
| Devolve | v. t. | To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or into. |
| Devolve | 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. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| DEVOLVE | anagram | EVOLVED |
We have 18 clues for the answer “DEVOLVE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| FALL by succession | 1 answer |
| pass to a successor or substitute | 1 answer |
| pass on or delegate to another | 1 answer |
| Transfer to another. | 1 answer |
| THROW work | 1 answer |
| Pass powers to regional government | 1 answer |
| Pass on, as responsibilities | 1 answer |
| Pass on to another | 1 answer |
| Pass by succession. | 1 answer |
| Delegate, as to an underling | 1 answer |
| Delegate to another | 1 answer |
| Change ownership | 1 answer |
| Be passed (to) | 1 answer |
| DESCEND upon | 3 answers |
| Grow worse. | 4 answers |
| Hand down | 10 answers |
| fall upon | 32 answers |
| Decline | 107 answers |
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One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with DEVOLVE (5)
But she, whose brain was burning with remembrance of injuries and with hopes of vengeance, was readily induced to devolve upon Rebecca the care of her patient.
Our scout had fallen into the hands of the enemy! Indolence alone had made us devolve the task of investigation on our younger brother.
Massy would never forgive him for forcing himself on; but if Captain Whalley left the ship of his own accord, the command would devolve upon him for the rest of the trip; so he hit upon the brilliant idea of scaring the old man away.
And thus I call the effects of nature the works of God, whose hand and instrument she only is; and therefore, to ascribe his actions unto her is to devolve the honour of the principal agent upon the instrument; which if with reason we may do, then let our hammers rise up and boast they have built our houses, and our pens receive the honour of our writing.
And thus the transcription of ancient books is as it were the begetting of fresh sons, on whom the office of the father may devolve, lest it suffer detriment.
Quotes with DEVOLVE (3)
Socialism is not really an option in the material world. There can be no collective ownership of anything materially scarce. One or another faction will assert control in the name of society. Inevitably, the faction will be the most powerful in society -- that is, the state. This is why all attempts to create socialism in scarce goods or services devolve into totalitarian systems of top-down planning.
If we are unfaithful to true self, we will extract a price from others. We will make promises we cannot keep, build houses from flimsy stuff, conjure dreams that devolve into nightmares, and other people will suffer - if we are unfaithful to true self.
The central planners of Democratic Socialism tighten their noose when people resist their plans and assert their rights. All Socialism is intended to devolve into Communism, and as a result, Totalitarianism.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY.
Used 9 times in crossword archives (1951–2018).