redevolve

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verb

To devolve again.

OriginEnglish devolve ← Latin dēvolvō ← Proto-Italic *wolwō →
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Meanings

verbredevolve (third-person singular simple present redevolves, present participle redevolving, simple past and past participle redevolved)

present singular third person redevolves · participle present redevolving · participle past redevolved · past redevolved

  1. transitiveTo devolve again.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*de
  7. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  8. Proto-Italic*dē
  9. Latindē
  10. Latindē-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  12. Proto-Italic*wolwō
  13. Latinvolvō
  14. Latindēvolvō
  15. Englishdevolve
  16. Englishredevolve

From re- + devolve.

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APA

redevolve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redevolve

MLA

“redevolve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redevolve. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redevolve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redevolve.

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