What is "devolves"

Usage examples of "devolves".

He devolves upon his own world the responsibility of being in the right against the dissentient worlds of other people.

Then another ostrich appears and begins clacking its beak onto the living room window while the room devolves into guffaws and chaos.

Eventually they form a circle around the girl, and then the drumming builds to a deafening crescendo, speeds up until it devolves into a rhythmless hailstorm, and then suddenly, instantly, stops.

Now, machines reproduce and spawn as Festival maximizes entropy, devolves into way station.

Under Fleet Regulation Five-Three-Three, Subsection Nine-One, Article Ten, acting command of any Fleet unit devolves upon the senior surviving crewman.