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DEVOLVE ON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does devolve on mean? 

DEVOLVE ON (verb)
  The verb DEVOLVE ON has 1 sense:

1. be contingent onplay

  Familiarity information: DEVOLVE ON used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEVOLVE ON (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Be contingent on

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

depend on; depend upon; devolve on; hinge on; hinge upon; ride; turn on

Context example:

Your grade will depends on your homework

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "devolve on"):

build on; build upon; repose on; rest on (be based on; of theories and claims, for example)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something


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