devolver

devolve +‎ -er

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.

• revolved

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

• Hyphenation: de‧vol‧ver

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

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

• devolução

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

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

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

• (vomit): vomitar

• devolución