devolvere

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to devolve, to transfer (power, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to donate (wealth, etc.)
  3. (literary, transitive) to carry down, to roll down (especially in a watercourse)
  4. (intransitive, literary) to be carried down, to roll down (especially in a watercourse)

Hyphenated as
de‧vòl‧ve‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/deˈvɔl.ve.re/
Etymology

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

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