divel
/daɪˈvɛl/
divel verb: to rend apart. Also the alternative spelling of devil.
Verb
divel (third-person singular simple present divels, present participle divelling, simple past and past participle divelled)
- To rend apart.
- [eyelids] may be eaſily divelled or parted aſunder1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC
Also used as
divel is also the alternative spelling of devil.
Forms of divel
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | divels |
| present participle | divelling |
| past participle | divelled |
| past | divelled |
| Noun | |
| plural | divels |
| alternative form | diuel |
| alternative form | Diuel |
Origin of divel
From Latin dīvellere.
Questions about divel
- What does divel mean?
- Divel means to rend apart.
- What part of speech is divel?
- Divel is a verb.
- How do you pronounce divel?
- Divel is pronounced /daɪˈvɛl/.
- What is the past tense of divel?
- The past tense of divel is divelled.
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