evolvementn.

Brit.

/ᵻˈvɒlvm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈvɔlvm(ə)nt/,

/iˈvɔlvm(ə)nt/,

/əˈvɑlvm(ə)nt/,

/iˈvɑlvm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: evolve v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < evolve v. + -ment suffix. Compare evolving n., evolution n.

1. Evolution (in various senses), development.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > gradual change > [noun]

devolution1629

induction1638

graduality1646

development1756

evolution1796

transition1800

evolvement1801

shading-off1858

transitioning1955

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > furtherance > [noun] > by bringing out what is potential

evolutiona1676

development1724

evolvement1854

1801 S. T. Coleridge Let. 16 Mar. (1956) II. 706 I shall be able to evolve all the five senses..& in this evolvement to solve the process of Life & Consciousness.

1818 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 108 189 When the exhaustion was increased, the evolvement [of carbonic gas] was so rapid that it became necessary to work the pump very slowly.

1852 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 71 596 Eyes, heart, mind, all fixed on the wondrous..evolvement of the story.

1854 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. Brit. India (ed. 3) 168 India owes to its exertions..the evolvement of the products of a soil unrivalled for its richness.

1927 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 14 87 The gradual evolvement of the British commonwealth of nations, a transformation still in process.

1967 Arch. Neurol. (Chicago) 16 141/2 The CNS is the most dynamic organ of the body in its continuing, structural-functional evolvement.

1990 Kindred Spirit Summer 54/1 (advt.) Retired male..on path of emotional, spiritual evolvement.

†2. concrete. That which is unrolled or unfurled. Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1810: the displayed fold (of a flag).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > unfurling or unfolding > the displayed folds of something

evolvement1810

society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > banner > folds of banner

evolvement1810

1810 J. Porter Sc. Chiefs II. vi. 123 As the vast evolvements floated on the air, the cry of triumph, the loud clarion of victory, burst from every heart, horn, and trumpet below.

1856 W. L. Barre Life & Public Services Millard Fillmore ix. 316 The whole subject of slavery began to roll its dark evolvements thick about the political sky.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	evolvement
释义	evolvementn. Brit. /ᵻˈvɒlvm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈvɔlvm(ə)nt/, /iˈvɔlvm(ə)nt/, /əˈvɑlvm(ə)nt/, /iˈvɑlvm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: evolve v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < evolve v. + -ment suffix. Compare evolving n., evolution n. 1. Evolution (in various senses), development. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > gradual change > [noun] devolution1629 induction1638 graduality1646 development1756 evolution1796 transition1800 evolvement1801 shading-off1858 transitioning1955 the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > furtherance > [noun] > by bringing out what is potential evolutiona1676 development1724 evolvement1854 1801 S. T. Coleridge Let. 16 Mar. (1956) II. 706 I shall be able to evolve all the five senses..& in this evolvement to solve the process of Life & Consciousness. 1818 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 108 189 When the exhaustion was increased, the evolvement [of carbonic gas] was so rapid that it became necessary to work the pump very slowly. 1852 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 71 596 Eyes, heart, mind, all fixed on the wondrous..evolvement of the story. 1854 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. Brit. India (ed. 3) 168 India owes to its exertions..the evolvement of the products of a soil unrivalled for its richness. 1927 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 14 87 The gradual evolvement of the British commonwealth of nations, a transformation still in process. 1967 Arch. Neurol. (Chicago) 16 141/2 The CNS is the most dynamic organ of the body in its continuing, structural-functional evolvement. 1990 Kindred Spirit Summer 54/1 (advt.) Retired male..on path of emotional, spiritual evolvement. †2. concrete. That which is unrolled or unfurled. Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1810: the displayed fold (of a flag). ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > unfurling or unfolding > the displayed folds of something evolvement1810 society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > banner > folds of banner evolvement1810 1810 J. Porter Sc. Chiefs II. vi. 123 As the vast evolvements floated on the air, the cry of triumph, the loud clarion of victory, burst from every heart, horn, and trumpet below. 1856 W. L. Barre Life & Public Services Millard Fillmore ix. 316 The whole subject of slavery began to roll its dark evolvements thick about the political sky. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1801
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