divel

D2I1V4E1L1
/daɪˈvɛl//dɪˈvɛl//ˈdɪvɪl/

verb

To rend apart.

OriginLatin dīvellere →
Scrabble 9
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Meanings

divel1

verbdivel (third-person singular simple present divels, present participle divelling, simple past and past participle divelled)

present singular third person divels · participle present divelling · participle past divelled · past divelled

  1. obsoleteTo rend apart.

    [eyelids] may be eaſily divelled or parted aſunder

    1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

divel2

noundivel (plural divels)

plural divels · alternative diuel · alternative Diuel

  1. alternativearchaicdialectalAlternative spelling of devil.

Origin

  1. Latindīvellere
  2. Englishdivel

From Latin dīvellere.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

liveddevilviled
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APA

divel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divel

MLA

“divel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “divel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divel.

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