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.

Anagrams

• revolved

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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

1. to return, give back

   Vou devolver isso.

   I'll give it back.

2. to refund, to reimburse
3. to devolve

Synonyms

• (to return): retornar
• (to refund): reembolsar

Related terms

• devolução

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēvolvere, present active infinitive of dēvolvō (“roll or tumble off or down”). Cognate with English devolve.

Verb

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. (colloquial) to throw up, to vomit

Synonyms

• (vomit): vomitar

Related terms

• devolución
• volver