Main Entry: evolve

Pronunciation: \i-ˈvälv, -ˈvȯlv, ē- also -ˈväv or -ˈvȯv\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): evolved; evolv·ing

Etymology: Latin evolvere to unroll, from e- + volvere to roll — more at voluble

Date: 1775

transitive verb 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

— evolv·able \-ˈväl-və-bəl, -ˈvȯl- also -ˈvä-və- or -ˈvȯ-və-\ adjective

— evolve·ment \-ˈvälv-mənt, -ˈvȯlv- also -ˈväv- or -ˈvȯv-\ noun