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Definition: Devolve On |
Devolve OnVerb1. Be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Devolve OnSynonyms: depend on (v), depend upon (v), hinge on (v), hinge upon (v), ride on (v), turn on (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Duty | Verb: be the duty of; be incumbent; Adjective: on, be responsible; Adjective: behoove, become, befit, beseem; belong to, pertain to; fall to one's lot; devolve on; lie upon, lie on one's head, lie at one's door; rest with, rest on the shoulders of. take upon oneself; (promise); be bound to, become bound to, be sponsor for, become sponsor for; incur a responsibility; Noun: be under an obligation, stand under an obligation, lie under an obligation; have to answer for, owe to it oneself. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Devolve On |
| Specialty definitions using "devolve on": Bobbin ♦ Cooking. (references) |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 6: In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, (See Note 9) the Same shall devolve on the VicePresident, and the Congress may by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation or Inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | From the duties which devolve on the Engineer Department and upon the topographical engineers, a different organization seems to be demanded by the public interest, and I recommend the subject to your consideration. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-l-n-o-o-v-v" | |
-2 letters: devolve, evolved. | |
-3 letters: doolee, elevon, evolve, noodle. | |
-4 letters: delve, devel, devon, donee, doven, leone, loden, looed, loved, novel, odeon, olden, voled. | |
-5 letters: dele, dene, dole, done, dove, enol, even, lend, leno, levo, lode, lone, loon, love, need, neve, node, noel, nolo, oleo, oven, veld, vend, vole. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-l-n-o-o-v-v" | |
+5 letters: overdeveloping. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 65 76 6F 6C 76 65 4F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01100101 01110110 01101111 01101100 01110110 01100101 00100000 01001111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D e v o l v e   O n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0065 0076 006F 006C 0076 0065 004F 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3871888178887124980 |
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