devolve

Meaning

Verb

• To roll (something) down; to unroll.
• To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
• To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.
• To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.
• To degenerate; to break down.

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin dēvolvō ("roll or tumble off or down"), from dē + volvō.