devolvo

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See also: devolvò

Italian

Verb

devolvo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of devolvere

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ volvō (roll).

Pronunciation

Verb

dēvolvō (present infinitive dēvolvere, perfect active dēvolvī, supine dēvolūtum); third conjugation

  1. to roll or tumble off or down
  2. (passive in middle sense) to roll, fall or tumble down, roll oneself down, fall headlong; sink down; devolve
    Synonym: incido

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References

  • devolvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • devolvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • devolvo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

devolvo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of devolver