Crossword clues for devolved
devolved
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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To roll onward or downward; to pass on.
Every headlong stream Devolves its winding waters to the main.
--Akenside.Devolved his rounded periods.
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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.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: devolve)
Wikipedia
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Usage examples of "devolved".
He devolved on his lieutenants the care of finishing the destruction of the Alemanni, either by the sword, or by the surer operation of famine.
The administration of all affairs, civil as well as military, was devolved on Arrius Aper, the Praetorian praefect, who to the power of his important office added the honor of being father-in-law to Numerian.
After his death, the command devolved to Nacoragan, a proud satrap, who, in a conference with the Imperial chiefs, had presumed to declare that he disposed of victory as absolutely as of the ring on his finger.
After the decease of Constantine, the sceptre devolved to Romanus the Third.
His prophecy was soon verified: the death of Palaeologus devolved the command on several chiefs, alike eminent in rank, alike defective in military talents.
The name and powers of his legate he devolved on Adhemar bishop of Puy, the first who had received the cross at his hands.
After the two first Baldwins, the brother and cousin of Godfrey of Bouillon, the sceptre devolved by female succession to Melisenda, daughter of the second Baldwin, and her husband Fulk, count of Anjou, the father, by a former marriage, of our English Plantagenets.
He was succeeded by his son Gayuk, after whose death the empire devolved to his cousins Mangou and Cublai, the sons of Tuli, and the grandsons of Zingis.
There is no reason to fear that a devolved creature might escape its asylum through the portal and travel into Joo.
He told him about the devolved creature, about its escape from the penal colony of Trukk, and about how the warrior guardsmen had died.
Jeran, head aching, was hastily summoned, for FT & T command devolved to him in the emergency.
On the computer pickup, the automatic cut-off devolved to forward control video, and showed what the pilot on the bridge saw: half a dozen irregularly shaped asteroids.
Conversation quickly devolved into the hunting available in Mauritia, including the large piscine fighters which offered a struggle to the venturesome.
He was hastily summoned to Earth since FT&T command devolved to him in the emergency.
Then the conversation devolved to Baby's mission and Mitford, sipping what he assured Kris was a well-watered jolt of hooch, brought them up to speed.