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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Longinus	-	Ancient Roman
Margh	-	Cornish
Juliana	yuy-lee-AH-nah (Dutch), yoo-lee-AH-nah (German), joo-lee-AHN-ə (English)	Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Alty	['ɔ:lti]
Taj	-	Arabic
Sakke	SAHK-ke	Finnish