Definition of evolve
evolved
;evolving
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Examples of evolve in a Sentence
Her company has evolved from a hobby into a thriving business.
Some flowers have evolved remarkable means of insect pollination.
Recent Examples of evolve from the Web
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As fashion-show schedules evolve, under-the-radar designers get the chance to shine.
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If the birds do prove to have these capabilities, then future planning must have evolved at least twice, Osvath says.
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The 2017 scores reflect an evolving testing landscape.
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There's the possibility that recreating the smallpox genome could tell us more about how the virus evolved and how humans developed the first treatments for it.
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Just-out-of-the-box boots can mean blisters which can quickly evolve into hiking hell.
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Noted for its poetically-defiant lyrics and aggressive beats, rap music has evolved and picked up steam in the decades since.
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Another study focused on Southern Africa, where some researchers think modern Homo sapiens evolved.
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Long regarded as head of the state’s law firm and sometimes as Virginia’s top cop, the attorney general has evolved in recent years into a high-profile, highly politicized figure, said Bob Holsworth, a longtime Richmond political analyst.
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Origin and Etymology of evolve
Latin evolvere to unroll, from e- + volvere to roll — more at voluble
EVOLVE Defined for English Language Learners
evolve
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: to change or develop slowly often into a better, more complex, or more advanced state : to develop by a process of evolution
EVOLVE Defined for Kids
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evolved
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: to change or develop gradually
Word Root of evolve
The Latin word volvere, meaning “to roll” or “to turn around,” gives us the root volv. Words from the Latin volvere have something to do with turning. To revolve is to turn in circles or travel on a circular path. To evolve, or grow or develop out of something else, is to unroll from a source. To involve, or include, is to roll someone into a situation.
Medical Dictionary
evolve
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evolved
;evolving
transitive verb
: to produce by natural evolutionary processesintransitive verb
: to develop by or as if by evolution : undergo evolutionary change an evolving theory of mental functioning—S. A. Green
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