EVOLVE

evolve

(verb) undergo development or evolution; ā€œModern man evolved a long time agoā€

develop, acquire, evolve

(verb) gain through experience; ā€œI acquired a strong aversion to televisionā€; ā€œChildren must develop a sense of right and wrongā€; ā€œDave developed leadership qualities in his new positionā€; ā€œdevelop a passion for paintingā€

evolve, germinate, develop

(verb) work out; ā€œWe have developed a new theory of evolutionā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

evolve (third-person singular simple present evolves, present participle evolving, simple past and past participle evolved)

To move in regular procession through a system.

(intransitive) To change; transform.

To come into being; develop.

(biology) Of a population, to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.

(chemistry) To give off (gas, such as oxygen or carbon dioxide during a reaction).

(transitive) To cause something to change or transform.

Source: Wiktionary


E*volve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evolved; p. pr. & vb. n. Evolving.] Etym: [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. Whewell. Not by any power evolved from man's own resources, but by a power which descended from above. J. C. Shairp.

2. To throw out; to emit; as, to evolve odors.

E*volve", v. i.

Definition: To become open, disclosed, or developed; to pass through a process of evolution. Prior.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.

coffee icon