verbthird conjugation
dēvolvō
dēvolvō (present infinitive dēvolvere, perfect active dēvolvī, supine dēvolūtum)
Classical[deːˈwɔɫ.woː]Ecclesiastical[deˈvɔl.vo]
Meaning
- to roll or tumble off or down
- passiveto roll, fall or tumble down, roll oneself down, fall headlong; sink down; devolve
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvolvō | dēvolvēbam | dēvolvam | dēvolvī | dēvolveram | dēvolverō |
| 2nd sg. | dēvolvis | dēvolvēbās | dēvolvēs | dēvolvistī | dēvolverās | dēvolveris |
| 3rd sg. | dēvolvit | dēvolvēbat | dēvolvet | dēvolvit | dēvolverat | dēvolverit |
| 1st pl. | dēvolvimus | dēvolvēbāmus | dēvolvēmus | dēvolvimus | dēvolverāmus | dēvolverimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēvolvitis | dēvolvēbātis | dēvolvētis | dēvolvistis | dēvolverātis | dēvolveritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēvolvunt | dēvolvēbant | dēvolvent | dēvolvērunt dēvolvēre | dēvolverant | dēvolverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvolvam | dēvolverem | dēvolverim | dēvolvissem |
| 2nd sg. | dēvolvās | dēvolverēs | dēvolverīs | dēvolvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēvolvat | dēvolveret | dēvolverit | dēvolvisset |
| 1st pl. | dēvolvāmus | dēvolverēmus | dēvolverīmus | dēvolvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēvolvātis | dēvolverētis | dēvolverītis | dēvolvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēvolvant | dēvolverent | dēvolverint | dēvolvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvolvor | dēvolvēbar | dēvolvar |
| 2nd sg. | dēvolveris dēvolvere | dēvolvēbāris dēvolvēbāre | dēvolvēris dēvolvēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēvolvitur | dēvolvēbātur | dēvolvētur |
| 1st pl. | dēvolvimur | dēvolvēbāmur | dēvolvēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēvolviminī | dēvolvēbāminī | dēvolvēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēvolvuntur | dēvolvēbantur | dēvolventur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvolvar | dēvolverer |
| 2nd sg. | dēvolvāris dēvolvāre | dēvolverēris dēvolverēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēvolvātur | dēvolverētur |
| 1st pl. | dēvolvāmur | dēvolverēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēvolvāminī | dēvolverēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēvolvantur | dēvolverentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēvolve | dēvolvere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēvolvite | dēvolviminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēvolvitō | dēvolvitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēvolvitō | dēvolvitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēvolvitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēvolvuntō | dēvolvuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēvolvere | dēvolvī |
| perfect infinitive | dēvolvisse | dēvolūtum esse |
| future infinitive | dēvolūtūrum esse | dēvolūtum īrī |
| present participle | dēvolvēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēvolūtus dēvolūta, dēvolūtā, dēvolūtae, dēvolūtam, dēvolūtārum, dēvolūtās, dēvolūte, dēvolūtī, dēvolūtīs, dēvolūtō, dēvolūtōrum, dēvolūtōs |
| future participle | dēvolūtūrus dēvolūtūra, dēvolūtūrā, dēvolūtūrae, dēvolūtūram, dēvolūtūrārum, dēvolūtūrās, dēvolūtūre, dēvolūtūrī, dēvolūtūrīs, dēvolūtūrō, dēvolūtūrōrum, dēvolūtūrōs, dēvolūtūrum | dēvolvendus dēvolvenda, dēvolvendā, dēvolvendae, dēvolvendam, dēvolvendārum, dēvolvendās, dēvolvende, dēvolvendīs, dēvolvendōrum, dēvolvendōs |
gerunddēvolvendī, dēvolvendō, dēvolvendumsupinedēvolūtum, dēvolūtū
dē-volvo, volvi, vŏlūtum, 3,
I. v. a., to roll or tumble down (class.).
I. Lit.:
saxa in musculum, Caes. B. C. 2, 11, 1, and 2; cf. saxa (amnis), Quint. 12, 10, 61: auratas trabes, Verg. A. 2, 449: tonitrua, i. e. to imitate it (by rolling down balls behind the scenes), Phaedr. 5, 7, 23: clipeos e muris, Curt. 4, 3 fin.: panem ex igne, Cat. 59, 4: corpora in humum, Ov. M. 7, 574: se toris, Val. Fl. 1, 235 et saep.—Poet.: fusis mollia pensa, i. e. to spin off, Verg. G. 4, 349.—b. Pass. in mid. force, to roll itself down, to roll or tumble down, to fall headlong:
monte praecipiti devolutus torrens, Liv. 28, 6; cf. Col. 1, 5, 2; Curt. 5, 3: jumenta cum oneribus devolvebantur, Liv. 21, 33: ex praecipiti, Curt. 7, 11.—II. Trop.:
aliquem vitā suā, to remove from, i. e. to deprive of, Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 5: per audaces nova dithyrambos Verba devolvit (the figure being taken from a river), Hor. Od. 4, 2, 11.—b. Mid., to sink down, fall into: ad spem inanem pacis devoluti, * Cic. Phil. 7, 4, 13:
retro ad stirpem, Liv. 1, 47: ad otium et inertiam, Col. 1 prooem. § 29: devolvuntur, hasten down, Amm. 15, 10, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-volvō volvī, volūtus, ere,
to roll down: saxa in musculum, Cs.: Auratas trabes, V.: tonitrua (i. e. balls to make scenic thunder), Ph.: corpora in humum, O.: magnos corpore montīs, O.: fusis mollia pensa, i. e. to spin off, V.: monte praecipiti devolutus torrens, tumbling, L.: scalis devolvi, Cu.: iumenta cum oneribus devolvebantur, fell headlong, L.—Fig., to roll forth: per audacīs nova dithyrambos Verba, H.: ad spem inanem pacis devoluti, sunk: devolvere retro ad stirpem, creep back, L.
Origins
From dē- + volvō (“roll”).
Descendants
- Englishdevolve
- Italiandevolvere
- Portuguesedevolver
- Spanishdevolver
- Franco-Provençaldèvoudre
- Galiciandevolver