Devolve and Help

devolve

Pass on or delegate to another.
- usage: "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
Be inherited by.
- usage: "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
- synonyms: fall, return, pass
Grow worse.
- usage: "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
- synonyms: deteriorate, drop, degenerate

(v.t.) To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or into.
(v.t.) To roll onward or downward; to pass on.
(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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

To pass on or delegate to another, e. G. A' DEVOLVE'd letter of credit.

help

The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.
- usage: "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
- synonyms: aid, assist, assistance
A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.
- usage: "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
- synonyms: assistant, helper, supporter
A resource.
- usage: "visual aids in teaching"
- synonyms: aid, assistance
A means of serving.
- usage: "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"
- synonyms: avail, service

Give help or assistance; be of service.
- usage: "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table"; "She never helps around the house"
- synonyms: assist, aid
Improve the condition of.
- usage: "These pills will help the patient"
- synonyms: aid
Be of use.
- usage: "This will help to prevent accidents"
- synonyms: facilitate
Abstain from doing; always used with a negative.
- usage: "I can't help myself-I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle"
- synonyms: help oneself
Help to some food; help with food or drink.
- usage: "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
- synonyms: serve
Contribute to the furtherance of.
- usage: "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"
Take or use.
- usage: "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"
- synonyms: avail
Improve; change for the better.
- usage: "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"

(v.t.) Specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman.
(v.i.) To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means; to avail or be of use; to assist.
(v.t.) To forbear; to avoid.
(v.t.) Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.
(v.t.) To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such a word for the direct object.
(v.t.) To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison.
(v.t.) To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, "Help me scale yon balcony.".
(v.t.) A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business.
(v.t.) Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object or deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also, the person or thing furnishing the aid; as, he gave me a help of fifty dollars.
(v.t.) To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help it?.
(v.t.) To change for the better; to remedy.
(v.t.) To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary