Definitions for "Devolve"
To roll onward or downward; to pass on.
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.
To pass authority to someone else. The authority to vote for president is passed to the House of Representatives.
grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or into.