2.11.2009

DEVOLVE = DELEGATE = PASS ON

PASSAR / DELEGAR
To pass on or delegate to another: The senator devolved the duties of office upon a group of aides.
v.intr.
To be passed on or transferred to another: The burden of proof devolved upon the defendant. The estate devolved to an unlikely heir.
To degenerate or deteriorate gradually: After several hours the discussion had devolved into a shouting match.
Archaic. To roll onward or downward.
Source: YourDictionary