Devolving and Ceding

noun

• The act of ceding.
  • synonyms: cession

verb

• Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another.
  • synonyms: concede, yield, cede, grant
• Relinquish possession or control over.
  • usage: "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
  • synonyms: surrender, cede, deliver, give up