devolver

/debolˈbeɾ/ · A2 · verb

to return, refund, restore, give back, hand back, bring back, send back etc.

📦 de- (back) + volver (to turn): turn it back to where it came from

From Latin devolvere, to roll down or back. Volver means to return yourself; devolver means to return a thing. English devolve is the same word, and revolve shares the volv- root for turning.

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