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verb (used with object)
1.
to develop gradually: to evolve a scheme.
2.
to give off or emit, as odors or vapors.
verb (used without object)
3.
to come forth gradually into being; develop; undergo evolution: The whole idea evolved from a casual remark.
4.
Biology. to develop by a process of evolution to a different adaptive state or condition: The human species evolved from an ancestor that was probably arboreal.
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Evolve
is always a great word to know.
So is generation. Does it mean:
| reversion to an earlier or less advanced state or form or to a common or general type |
| one complete life cycle; one of the alternate phases that complete a life cycle having more than one phase |
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Word Origin & History
evolve
1640s, "to unfold, open out, expand," from L. evolvere "unroll," from ex- "out" + volvere "to roll" (see vulva). Related: Evolved; evolving.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
evolve  (ĭ-vŏlv') Pronunciation Key
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