Devolve

·vt To roll onward or downward; to pass on.

II. Devolve ·vt To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down;

— generally with upon, sometimes with to or into.

III. Devolve ·vi To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down;

— generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank.