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devolver

Pronunciation: /de.vowˈve(ʁ)/

“devolver” is a Portuguese word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to return, give back
  2. to refund, to reimburse
  3. to devolve

In Portuguese

  1. entregar ou enviar à origem o que se havia recebido
  2. não aceitar
  3. reenviar
  4. recambiar
  5. rejeitar

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēvolvere (“to roll or to tumble off or down”).

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