devolver

English

Etymology

devolve + -er

Noun

devolver (plural devolvers)

  1. A devolutionist.

Anagrams


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēvolvere, present active infinitive of dēvolvō (roll or tumble off or down).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: de‧vol‧ver

Verb

devolver (first-person singular present indicative devolvo, past participle devolvido)

  1. to return, give back
    Vou devolver isso.
    I'll give it back.
  2. to refund, to reimburse
  3. to devolve

Conjugation

Synonyms


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēvolvere, present active infinitive of dēvolvō (roll or tumble off or down).

Verb

devolver (first-person singular present devuelvo, first-person singular preterite devolví, past participle devuelto)

  1. to return, refund, restore, repay, give back, hand back, bring back, send back etc.
  2. to devolve
  3. to vomit

Conjugation

  • Rule: o becomes a ue in stressed syllables. Irregular in the past participle.

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