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devolve on
devolve on
devolve
(up)
on
someone or something
[for something, such as a task] to be passed on to someone or a group. (
Upon
is formal and less commonly used than
on.)
This job, I am afraid, devolves upon you and you alone.
The task of repairing the damage devolved on Diane.
See also:
on
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Ann
[æn]
Baldassare
-
Italian
Isolde
i-ZOL-də
(English)
, i-SOL-də
(English)
, ee-ZAWL-du
(German)
English (Rare), German, Arthurian Romance
Maike
MIE-kə
(German)
Frisian, German
Miran
-
Slovene
Akash
-
Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
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