devolve on

devolve (up)on someone or something

[for something, such as a task] to be passed on to someone or a group. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) This job, I am afraid, devolves upon you and you alone. The task of repairing the damage devolved on Diane.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Montserrat	moon-sə-RAHT	Catalan
Alina	ah-LEE-nah (German, Italian, Polish)	Romanian, German, Italian, Polish
Zsuzsanna	ZHOO-zhawn-naw	Hungarian
SÍOmha	SHEE-va	Irish
Ivan	ee-VAHN (Russian, Ukrainian), IE-vən (English)	Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian, Slovene, En
Seoirse	SHOR-sha	Irish