devolver

Meaning

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. (colloquial) to throw up, to vomit

Hyphenated as

de‧vol‧ver

Pronounced as (IPA)

/debolˈbeɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēvolvere (“roll or tumble off or down”). Cognate with English devolve.

Sentences

Los intentos de último momento para devolver a los soldados a los cuarteles fracasaron .

Last-minute attempts to return the soldiers to the barracks failed.