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devolver.

to return, give back

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/de.vowˈve(ʁ)/Brazil[de.voʊ̯ˈve(h)]Brazil/de.vowˈve(ɾ)/São-Paulo[de.voʊ̯ˈve(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to return, give back

    Vou devolver isso.
  2. to refund, to reimburse

  3. to devolve

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin dēvolverelbor. Portuguese devolver Learned borrowing from Latin dēvolvere (“to roll or to tumble off or down”).

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