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- Dictionarye·volve/əˈvôlv/
verb
- 1. develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form: "the company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer" Similar
- 2. give off (gas or heat): "the energy evolved during this chemical change is transferred to water" Similar
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1. : emit. 2. a. : derive, educe. b. : to produce by natural evolutionary processes. c. : develop, work out. evolve social, political, and literary philosophies L. W. Doob. intransitive verb. : to undergo evolutionary change. evolvable. i-ˈväl-və-bəl. -ˈvȯl- ē-
to develop gradually, or to make someone or something change and develop gradually: evolve into sth Over the past three years he has evolved into one of America's most successful restaurant owners. evolve from sth Many investment management companies have evolved from small entrepreneurial organizations.
Evolve definition: to develop gradually. See examples of EVOLVE used in a sentence.
When something evolves, it changes, or develops over time, like your taste in music and clothes, which evolve as you get older. Evolve comes from the Latin word evolvere, "to unroll" — the perfect image to keep in mind when thinking of this verb.
to develop gradually, or to make someone or something change and develop gradually: evolve into sth Over the past three years he has evolved into one of America's most successful restaurant owners. evolve from sth Many investment management companies have evolved from small entrepreneurial organizations.
3 meanings: 1. to develop or cause to develop gradually 2. (of animal or plant species) to undergo evolution 3. to yield, emit,.... Click for more definitions.
[intransitive, transitive] to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated form; to develop something in this way. evolve (from something) (into something) The idea evolved from a drawing I discovered in the attic. The company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer.
1. a. To develop or achieve gradually: evolve a style of one's own. b. To work (something) out; devise: "the schemes he evolved to line his purse" (S.J. Perelman). 2. Biology To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes. 3. To give off; emit. v.intr. 1.
evolve. verb. /ɪˈvɑlv/. Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated form; to develop something in this way evolve (from something) (into something) The idea evolved from a drawing I discovered in the attic.
EVOLVE definition: 1. to develop from other forms of life over millions of years 2. to develop or make something…. Learn more.
