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Devolute
Devolute Dev"o*lute, v. t. [L. devolutus, p. p. of devolvere. See Devolve.] To devolve. [Obs.] --Foxe.
Devolve
Devolve De*volve", 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. His estate . . . devolved to Lord Somerville. --Johnson.
Devolve
Devolve De*volve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devolved; p. pr. & vb. n. Devolving.] [L. devolvere, devolutum, to roll down; de + volvere to roll down; de + volvere to roll. See Voluble.] 1. To roll onward or downward; to pass on. Every headlong stream Devolves its winding waters to the main. --Akenside. Devolved his rounded periods. --Tennyson. 2. To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or into. They devolved a considerable share of their power upon their favorite. --Burke. They devolved their whole authority into the hands of the council of sixty. --Addison.
Devolved
Devolve De*volve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devolved; p. pr. & vb. n. Devolving.] [L. devolvere, devolutum, to roll down; de + volvere to roll down; de + volvere to roll. See Voluble.] 1. To roll onward or downward; to pass on. Every headlong stream Devolves its winding waters to the main. --Akenside. Devolved his rounded periods. --Tennyson. 2. To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or into. They devolved a considerable share of their power upon their favorite. --Burke. They devolved their whole authority into the hands of the council of sixty. --Addison.
Devolvement
Devolvement De*volve"ment, n. The act or process of devolving;; devolution.
Devolving
Devolve De*volve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devolved; p. pr. & vb. n. Devolving.] [L. devolvere, devolutum, to roll down; de + volvere to roll down; de + volvere to roll. See Voluble.] 1. To roll onward or downward; to pass on. Every headlong stream Devolves its winding waters to the main. --Akenside. Devolved his rounded periods. --Tennyson. 2. To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or into. They devolved a considerable share of their power upon their favorite. --Burke. They devolved their whole authority into the hands of the council of sixty. --Addison.

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- Devol may refer to: Devol (album) Devol, a deity in Sinhala Buddhist mythology. Devol Brett (1923–2010), United States Army Air Forces general who piloted...
- "Studio Composer Frank DeVol Dies". Los Angeles Times. McLintock! (DVD commentary). Saxon, Wolfgang (October 30, 1999). "Frank DeVol, 88, a Composer For...
- George Charles Devol Jr. (February 20, 1912 – August 11, 2011) was an American inventor, best known for creating Unimate, the first industrial robot....
- Devol is a town in Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States. The po****tion was 93 at the 2020 census, an decrease of 38 percent from 150 at the 2000 census...
- Devol (also spelled as Dewol) is a deity subjected to worship and belief in Sri Lanka. He is one of the twelve deities worshiped in Sri Lanka as "Dolos...
- Mount Devol (Bulgarian: връх Девол, romanized: vrah Devol, IPA: [ˈvrɤɣ dɛˈvɔɫ]) is the ice-covered mountain rising to 1626 m in L****us Mountains, northern...
- First Crusade. It is named after the Byzantine fortress of Deabolis (modern Devol, Albania). Although the treaty was not immediately enforced, it was intended...
- Carroll Devol "Rock" Brett (August 1, 1923 – August 14, 2010) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force (USAF) who piloted aircraft during...
- 1961. There were in fact a family of robots. It was invented by George Devol in the 1950s using his original patent filed in 1954 and granted in 1961...
- Lawrence DeVol (17 November 1903 – 8 July 1936) was an American criminal, bank robber, prison escapee and Depression-era outlaw. He was connected to several...