déverse

Déverse is a French verb form derived from the verb déverser. It denotes the act of pouring out, spilling, or discharging a quantity of liquid or loose material from a container, system, or channel. In ordinary usage, it appears as the present-tense form il déverse or elle déverse, and is also encountered in other conjugations derived from déverser (for example, je déverse in the first-person singular present). The infinitive is déverser.

In practical terms, déverser describes releasing substances such as water, fuel, grain, or other fluids from one place to another, whether intentionally—such as directing flow through a pipe or spillway—or accidentally, as in a spill. In hydraulic engineering, the related noun déversement is more common and refers to the act or process of releasing water, for example through a spillway or overflow structure.

The verb can also be used figuratively to convey unloading emotional or verbal content. Expressions such as déverser sa colère or déverser des propos evoke the sense of expressing or dumping feelings, criticisms, or statements in a rapid, unrestrained way.

Etymology traces déverser to the prefix dé- plus verser, with verser itself rooted in Old French and ultimately connected to Latin roots through the idea of pouring or turning out. The term is closely linked to other related words like déversoir (spillway) and déversement (overflow or discharge).