(1):
(v. t.) To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; - generally with upon, sometimes with to or into.
(2):
(v. i.) To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; - generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank.
(3):
(v. t.) To roll onward or downward; to pass on.