devolve

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
2. 2
   To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.
3. 3
   To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone: To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).
4. 4
   To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.
5. 5
   To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone: To shift or to be transferred from a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.
6. 6
   To degenerate; to break down.
7. 7
   To roll (something) down; to unroll.