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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.
Revolved Revolve Re*volve", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Revolved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Revolving.] [L. revolvere, revolutum; pref. re- re-
+ volvere to roll, turn round. See Voluble, and cf.
Revolt, revolution.]
1. To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel;
to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this
sense.
If the earth revolve thus, each house near the
equator must move a thousand miles an hour. --I.
Watts.
2. To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets
revolve round the sun.
3. To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.
4. To return; to pass. [R.] --Ayliffe.
