deval

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intransitive verb

de·​val

dəˈvȧl,

-vȯl

-ed/-ing/-s

chiefly Scottish

: to leave off : cease

it rained the whole day and never devaled

deval

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noun

"

plural -s

Scottish

: cessation, pause

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

Middle English devalen to descend, sink, from Middle French devaler, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin devallare, from Latin de down, away + (assumed) Vulgar Latin -vallare (from Latin valles, vallis valley)

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