The present-tense form meaning 'transfers responsibility or power downward,' used when the subject is he, she, it, or a singular noun.
Third-person singular present form of 'devolve,' created by adding -s to the base verb form to match singular subjects in present tense.
In grammar, adding -s to verbs like 'devolves' is how English tracks who's doing the action—'he devolves power' tells us one person is the actor in that power transfer.
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