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Synonyms
e·volve (ĭ-vŏlv́)

[Latin ēvolvere, to unroll, ē-, ex-, ex-, + volvere, to roll.]

verb: e·volved, e·volv·ing, e·volves. 

transitive verb 

    1. To develop or achieve gradually: evolve a style of one's own.
    2. 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.

intransitive verb 

  1. To undergo gradual change; develop: an amateur acting group that evolved into a theatrical company.
  2. Biology To develop or arise through evolutionary processes.

derivatives

e·volv́a·ble
adjective
e·volvément
noun