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devolute

/ˈdiːvəluːt/

devolute verb: to devolve.

Verb

devolute (third-person singular simple present devolutes, present participle devoluting, simple past and past participle devoluted)

  1. (obsolete) To devolve.
    • the right of the Aduowson was deuoluted vnto him1596, Willial Lambarde, A Perambulation of Kent

devolute meaning in Tamil and Bengali

devolute in Tamil

ஒப்படை

devolute in Bengali

অর্পিত হওয়া

Forms of devolute

third-person singular presentdevolutes
present participledevoluting
past participledevoluted
pastdevoluted

Origin of devolute

From Latin devolutus.

Questions about devolute

What does devolute mean?
Devolute means to devolve.
What is devolute in Tamil?
Devolute in Tamil is ஒப்படை. See Devolute meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is devolute?
Devolute is a verb.
How do you pronounce devolute?
Devolute is pronounced /ˈdiːvəluːt/.
What is the past tense of devolute?
The past tense of devolute is devoluted.

Words near devolute in the dictionary

  1. devolatilized
  2. devolatilizer
  3. devolatilizers
  4. devolatilizes
  5. devolatilizing
  6. devolute
  7. devolutes
  8. devolution
  9. devolutional
  10. devolutionary
  11. devolutionist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: devolute (page history and authors); devolute (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); devolute (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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