Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,727,253,969 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

devolve
(redirected from devolves into)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus 0.01 sec.

devolve v. when property is automatically transferred from one party to another by operation of law, without any act required of either past or present owner. The most common example is passing of title to the natural heir of a person upon his death. 2) passing of authority to a vice president on death of a president. 3) to give a territory sovereign rights to run itself.


devolve verb be handed down to, be handed over, be transferred, bequeath, cause to pass to another, cede, change from one to another, change ownership, confer ownership, convey, deferre, delegate upon another, deliver over to a successor, descend by inheritance, descend upon, fall by inheritance, fall by succession, give, grant, interchange, invest with, leave to, make over, pass to, permittere, put in possession, sign away, substitute, trade, transfer, transfer ownership, transfer to, transmit, turn over
Associated concepts: devolution of a lease
See also: advance, alienate, assign, cede, convey, detail, entrust, pass, transfer


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
That, in a nutshell, is the premise of Lee's new novel, which moves back and forth between the mid-1980s and the present day, laying out in vivid, detailed prose the unraveling of a marriage that seems made in heaven but eventually devolves into an emotional hell.
But a whole movie's worth of this dour dithering eventually devolves into uncomfortable self-parody.
The author has some trouble with the plot: at first the conflict revolves almost entirely around Sarah's destructive friendship with Robin and then (after Robin attempts suicide and virtually disappears from the narrative) devolves into more mundane matters of happiness-with-new-boyfriend found and part-in-big-play won.
 
Legal browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Legal Dictionary
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.