evolve
Use Evolve in a sentence
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.
Origin:
1635–45; < Latin ēvolvere to unroll, open, unfold, equivalent to ē- e-1 + volvere to roll, turn
1635–45; < Latin ēvolvere to unroll, open, unfold, equivalent to ē- e-1 + volvere to roll, turn
Related forms
e·volv·a·ble, adjective
e·volve·ment, noun
e·volv·er, noun
non·e·volv·ing, adjective
self-e·volved, adjective
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World English Dictionary
evolve (ɪˈvɒlv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to develop or cause to develop gradually |
| 2. | (intr) (of animal or plant species) to undergo evolution |
| 3. | (tr) to yield, emit, or give off (heat, gas, vapour, etc) |
| [C17: from Latin ēvolvere to unfold, from volvere to roll] | |
| e'volvable | |
| —adj | |
| e'volvement | |
| —n | |
| e'volver | |
| —n | |
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Science Dictionary
evolve (ĭ-vŏlv') Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
The world-and the employment marketplace-evolve and progress.
Superbugs evolve when common bacterial infections develop resistance to the drugs used to treat them.
The letter urges regulators to help each firm develop a plan that would evolve.
Photosynthesis stops if a leaf gets too hot, so plants that live in hot climates tend to evolve leaves that can shed heat quickly.
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