| slovo | definícia |
devolve
(mass) | devolve
- postúpiť |
devolve
(encz) | devolve,postoupit v: Zdeněk Brož |
devolve
(encz) | devolve,převést v: Zdeněk Brož |
Devolve
(gcide) | Devolve \De*volve"\, v. i.
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.
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His estate . . . devolved to Lord Somerville.
--Johnson.
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Devolve
(gcide) | 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.]
1. To roll onward or downward; to pass on.
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Every headlong stream
Devolves its winding waters to the main. --Akenside.
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Devolved his rounded periods. --Tennyson.
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2. To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over;
to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or
into.
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They devolved a considerable share of their power
upon their favorite. --Burke.
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They devolved their whole authority into the hands
of the council of sixty. --Addison.
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devolve
(wn) | devolve
v 1: pass on or delegate to another; "The representative
devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the
hospital"
2: be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land
returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that
everybody had assumed to be dead" [syn: fall, return,
pass, devolve]
3: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the
slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting
match" [syn: devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate]
[ant: convalesce, recover, recuperate] |
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devolve on
(mass) | devolve on
- postúpiť, predať |
devolve on
(encz) | devolve on,postoupit v: Zdeněk Broždevolve on,předat v: Zdeněk Brož |
devolved
(encz) | devolved,přenesl v: Zdeněk Broždevolved,převedl v: Zdeněk Brož |
devolvement
(encz) | devolvement, n: |
Devolve
(gcide) | Devolve \De*volve"\, v. i.
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.
[1913 Webster]
His estate . . . devolved to Lord Somerville.
--Johnson.
[1913 Webster]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.]
1. To roll onward or downward; to pass on.
[1913 Webster]
Every headlong stream
Devolves its winding waters to the main. --Akenside.
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Devolved his rounded periods. --Tennyson.
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2. To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over;
to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or
into.
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They devolved a considerable share of their power
upon their favorite. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]
They devolved their whole authority into the hands
of the council of sixty. --Addison.
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Devolved
(gcide) | 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.]
1. To roll onward or downward; to pass on.
[1913 Webster]
Every headlong stream
Devolves its winding waters to the main. --Akenside.
[1913 Webster]
Devolved his rounded periods. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
2. To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over;
to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or
into.
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They devolved a considerable share of their power
upon their favorite. --Burke.
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They devolved their whole authority into the hands
of the council of sixty. --Addison.
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Devolvement
(gcide) | Devolvement \De*volve"ment\, n.
The act or process of devolving;; devolution.
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devolve on
(wn) | devolve on
v 1: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the
election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn:
depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, {turn
on}, hinge on, hinge upon] |
devolvement
(wn) | devolvement
n 1: the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a
regional government) [syn: devolution, devolvement] |
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