devolver
English
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English devolver
Noun
devolver (plural devolvers)
- 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
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Learned borrowing from Latin dēvolvere (“to roll or to tumble off or down”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [de.voʊ̯ˈve(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.vowˈve(ɾ)/ [de.voʊ̯ˈve(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [de.voʊ̯ˈve(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /de.vowˈve(ɻ)/ [de.voʊ̯ˈve(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.volˈveɾ/ [dɨ.voɫˈveɾ], /dɨ.vɔlˈveɾ/ [dɨ.vɔɫˈveɾ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.bolˈbeɾ/ [dɨ.βoɫˈβeɾ], /dɨ.bɔlˈbeɾ/ [dɨ.βɔɫˈβeɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.volˈve.ɾi/ [dɨ.voɫˈve.ɾi], /dɨ.vɔlˈve.ɾi/ [dɨ.vɔɫˈve.ɾi]
Verb
devolver (first-person singular present devolvo, first-person singular preterite devolvi, past participle devolvido)
- to return, give back
- Synonym: retornar
- Vou devolver isso.
- I'll give it back.
- to refund, to reimburse
- Synonym: reembolsar
- to devolve
Conjugation
Conjugation of devolver (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
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Further reading
- “devolver”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “devolver”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēvolvere (“roll or tumble off or down”). Cognate with English devolve.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /debolˈbeɾ/ [d̪e.β̞olˈβ̞eɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: de‧vol‧ver
Verb
devolver (first-person singular present devuelvo, first-person singular preterite devolví, past participle devuelto)
- to return, refund, restore, give back, hand back, bring back, send back etc.
- to pay back, repay (to pay an amount of money owed to another)
- to devolve
- (colloquial) to throw up, to vomit
- Synonym: vomitar
Conjugation
Conjugation of devolver (irregular; o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of devolver (irregular; o-ue alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive devolver | dative | devolverme | devolverte | devolverle, devolverse | devolvernos | devolveros | devolverles, devolverse |
| accusative | devolverme | devolverte | devolverlo, devolverla, devolverse | devolvernos | devolveros | devolverlos, devolverlas, devolverse | |
| with gerund devolviendo | dative | devolviéndome | devolviéndote | devolviéndole, devolviéndose | devolviéndonos | devolviéndoos | devolviéndoles, devolviéndose |
| accusative | devolviéndome | devolviéndote | devolviéndolo, devolviéndola, devolviéndose | devolviéndonos | devolviéndoos | devolviéndolos, devolviéndolas, devolviéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative devuelve | dative | devuélveme | devuélvete | devuélvele | devuélvenos | not used | devuélveles |
| accusative | devuélveme | devuélvete | devuélvelo, devuélvela | devuélvenos | not used | devuélvelos, devuélvelas | |
| with informal second-person singular voseo imperative devolvé | dative | devolveme | devolvete | devolvele | devolvenos | not used | devolveles |
| accusative | devolveme | devolvete | devolvelo, devolvela | devolvenos | not used | devolvelos, devolvelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative devuelva | dative | devuélvame | not used | devuélvale, devuélvase | devuélvanos | not used | devuélvales |
| accusative | devuélvame | not used | devuélvalo, devuélvala, devuélvase | devuélvanos | not used | devuélvalos, devuélvalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative devolvamos | dative | not used | devolvámoste | devolvámosle | devolvámonos | devolvámoos | devolvámosles |
| accusative | not used | devolvámoste | devolvámoslo, devolvámosla | devolvámonos | devolvámoos | devolvámoslos, devolvámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative devolved | dative | devolvedme | not used | devolvedle | devolvednos | devolveos | devolvedles |
| accusative | devolvedme | not used | devolvedlo, devolvedla | devolvednos | devolveos | devolvedlos, devolvedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative devuelvan | dative | devuélvanme | not used | devuélvanle | devuélvannos | not used | devuélvanles, devuélvanse |
| accusative | devuélvanme | not used | devuélvanlo, devuélvanla | devuélvannos | not used | devuélvanlos, devuélvanlas, devuélvanse | |
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Further reading
- “devolver”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
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