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单词 devolve
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devolve

​verb intransitive/transitive
UK /dɪˈvɒlv/
Other entries for this word
devolve to phrasal verb
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theydevolve
he/she/itdevolves
present participledevolving
past tensedevolved
past participledevolved
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to take power or responsibility from a central authority or government and give it to smaller and more local regions

    They first devolved power from Westminster to the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood.

    Synonyms and related words
    To change the way a country, organization or industry is run
    centralise
    centralization
    centralize
phrasal verbs
devolve to

devolve

​verb intransitive/transitive
US /dɪˈvɑlv/
Other entries for this word
devolve to phrasal verb
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theydevolve
he/she/itdevolves
present participledevolving
past tensedevolved
past participledevolved
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to take power or responsibility from a central authority or government and give it to smaller and more local regions

    They first devolved power from Westminster to the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood.

    Synonyms and related words
    To change the way a country, organization or industry is run
    centralise
    centralization
    centralize
phrasal verbs
devolve to
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