devecer

== Galician == === Alternative forms === adovecer === Etymology === Probably from Latin dēficere (“to fall short”). In that case, it could be its only descendant in a Romance language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /deβeˈθeɾ/ === Verb === devecer (first-person singular present devezo, first-person singular preterite devecín, past participle devecido) (intransitive) to decrease, lessen Synonym: minguar to covet [with por] Synonyms: adoecer, anhelar, cobizar, degorar, gorar ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “devecer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “devecer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “devecer”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN