evolve
VerbUS[ih-volv]/ɪˈvɑlv/2 syllablesalso [ee-volv] /iˈvɑlv/
Open English WordNet
Verb (3)evolves, evolved, evolving
- work out“We have developed a new theory of evolution”Synonyms: germinatedevelopMore general create by mental act, create mentallySimilar develop
- undergo development or evolution“Modern man evolved a long time ago”More general developMore specific derive, speciate
- gain through experience“I acquired a strong aversion to television”“Children must develop a sense of right and wrong”“Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position”“develop a passion for painting”Synonyms: developacquireMore general changeMore specific take to, takeSimilar grow, develop, explicate
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Translations
Verb to develop gradually
- Spanish
- evolucionar
- French
- évoluer
- German
- sich entwickeln
- Portuguese
- evoluir
- Russian
- развива́ться razvivátʹsja
- Arabic
- تطور taṭawwara
- Polish
- ewoluować
- Hungarian
- fejlődik
- Portuguese (PT)
- evoluir
- Esperanto
- evolui
1 more language
- Finnish
- kehittyä
Verb come into being
- Arabic
- تطور taṭawwara
- Chinese
- 演变 yǎnbiàn
- Dutch
- ontwikkelen
- Hungarian
- kialakul
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
E·volve′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Evolved; present participle & verbal noun Evolving.]
Origin: L. evolvere, evolutum; e out + volvere to roll. See Voluble.
1. To unfold or unroll; to open and expand; to disentangle and exhibit clearly and satisfactorily; to develop; to derive; to educe.
The animal soul sooner evolves itself to its full orb and extent than the human soul.— Sir. M. Hale.
The principles which art involves, science alone evolves.— William Whewell
Not by any power evolved from man's own resources, but by a power which descended from above.— John C. Shairp
2. To throw out; to emit; as, to evolve odors.
E·volve′ intransitive verb
To become open, disclosed, or developed; to pass through a process of evolution. Matthew Prior
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54