Engelsk udsagnsord: devolve | |||
1. | devolve (om adfærd) pass on or delegate to another | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
2. | devolve (om forhold) be inherited by | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | fall, pass, return | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | change hands, change owners | ||
Mere specifikke termer | fall, light | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | accrue, fall | ||
3. | devolve (i anatomi) grow worse | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Her condition deteriorated. Conditions in the slums degenerated. The discussion devolved into a shouting match. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | degenerate, deteriorate, drop | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | decline, worsen | ||
Mere specifikke termer | fade, fatigue, jade, languish, pall, rot, tire, waste, weary | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | convalesce, recover, recuperate | ||