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depute vs devolve

devolve vs depute

depute and devolve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
depute No No Yes No
devolve No No Yes No
As verbs, devolve is a hyponym of depute; that is, devolve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than depute:
  • depute: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  • devolve: pass on or delegate to another
Other hyponyms of depute include mandate, cast, post, cast, task, place, regiment, reassign, transfer, delegate, depute, mandate, advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade, break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate, place.
depute (verb) devolve (verb)
transfer power to someone grow progressively worse
appoint as a substitute be inherited by
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) pass on or delegate to another
Difference between depute and devolve

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