devolute

English

Etymology

From Latin devolutus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːvəluːt/, /ˈdiːvəljuːt/

Verb

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

1. (obsolete) To devolve.
   • 1596, Willial Lambarde, A Perambulation of Kent:

     the right of the Aduowson was deuoluted vnto him

References

• “devolute”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Participle

devolute f pl

1. feminine plural of devoluto

Anagrams

• vedutole

Latin

Participle

dēvolūte

1. vocative masculine singular of dēvolūtus