Polyglot Dictionary

devassar

/devaˈsaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
devasso
preterite (eu)
devassei
past participle
devassado

Meaning

  1. to probe

    • Devassaram a vida dele.

      They delved into his life.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

sondar

devassar is more about invasively probing or prying into someone's private matters; sondar is more general, to probe, survey, or sound out opinion.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

sondear

sondear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to probe."

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