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Complete Definition of "devolve"

English

Verb
en-verb|devolv|ing

  1. transitive to delegate something to someone else
  2. intransitive to be inherited by someone

#: When a captain is killed or wounded, the command of a ship should devolve upon the first lieutenant.

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