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devecer

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably from Latin dēficere (to fall short). In that case, it could be its only descendant in a Romance language.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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devecer (first-person singular present devezo, first-person singular preterite devecín, past participle devecido) (intransitive)

  1. to decrease, lessen
    Synonym: minguar
  2. to covet [with por]
    Synonyms: adoecer, anhelar, cobizar, degorar, gorar

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “deber”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos