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Definition of Evolve

1. Verb. Work out. "Did he evolve his major works over a short period of time?"; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

2. Verb. Undergo development or evolution. "Modern man evolved a long time ago"

3. Verb. Gain through experience. "Develop a passion for painting"

Definition of Evolve

1. v. t. To unfold or unroll; to open and expand; to disentangle and exhibit clearly and satisfactorily; to develop; to derive; to educe.

2. v. i. To become open, disclosed, or developed; to pass through a process of evolution.

Definition of Evolve

1. Verb. To move in regular procession through a system. ¹

2. Verb. To develop. ¹

3. Verb. (biology) Of a population, to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Evolve

1. to develop [v EVOLVED, EVOLVING, EVOLVES] - See also: develop

Lexicographical Neighbors of Evolve

evolutionary fitness evolutionary psychology evolutionary theory evolutionary trend evolutionism evolutionisms evolutionist evolutionistic evolutionists evolutionlike

evolutions evolutive evolutivity evolvability evolvable evolve (current term) evolved evolvedness evolvement evolvements

evolvent evolvents evolver evolvers evolves evolving evolvingly evomition evonymus evonymuses

Literary usage of Evolve

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"But it may be said that, given certain data, we can evolve further knowledge from them without the aid of fresh data. Given the general constitution of the ..."

2. The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study by Jean-Marie Guyau (1897)
"... nations compared—Critical examination of Matthew Arnold's theory—Cannot free-thought, science, and art evolve their respective ideals from within ? ..."

3. Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors by Elbert Hubbard (1901)
"... all produced by snatches of success, well mixed with disappointment and the bitterness which much contact with the world is sure to evolve. ..."

4. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1852)
"In contact with zinc, in dilute acid, they evolve hydrogen, and in a solution of a salt of copper, they become covered with metallic copper. ..."

5. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"To remove the confusion or perplexity; to disentangle, to place in order ; to make clear or plain, to evolve. In each case, Un may be neg. ; but see To ..."

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