devolver

English

Etymology

devolve + -er

Noun

devolver (plural devolvers)

  1. A devolutionist.
    • 1999, Paul Charles Light, The True Size of Government, page 55:
      It is on more traditional political attitudes where devolvers and reinventors draw on very different constituencies, creating two distinct packages of views toward government.

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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

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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, give back, hand back, bring back, send back etc.
  2. to pay back, repay (to pay an amount of money owed to another)
  3. to devolve
  4. to vomit

Conjugation

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

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