evolve

evolve

verb

Definition of EVOLVE

1

to gradually become clearer or more detailed <as the governor's plans for the reform of state government evolved, objections from various groups inevitably arose>

Synonyms elaborate, evolve, unfold

Related Words advance, fare, forge, get along, get on, march, proceed, progress; blossom, grow, mature, ripen; materialize; emerge, play out

2

to throw or give off <baking soda and citric acid react with each other and evolve carbon dioxide>

Synonyms cast, discharge, emanate, evolve, exhale, expel, expire [archaic], give out, irradiate, issue, radiate, release, send (out), shoot, throw out, vent

Related Words eliminate, evacuate, excrete, exude, ooze, secrete; eject, erupt, gush, jet, outpour, pour, spew, spout, spray, spurt, squirt

Near Antonyms absorb, inhale, soak (up), sponge, suck (up), take up