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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•volve /ɪˈvɑlv/USA pronunciation v., e•volved, e•volv•ing. - to (cause to) come forth gradually into being;
develop: [no object]The whole idea evolved from a casual remark.[~ + object]to evolve a scheme. - Biology (of a species or population) to undergo or develop by a process of evolution:[no object]The human species evolved from an ancestor that probably dwelled in trees.
See -volv-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•volve (i volv′),USA pronunciation v., e•volved, e•volv•ing. v.t. - to develop gradually:to evolve a scheme.
- to give off or emit, as odors or vapors.
v.i. - to come forth gradually into being;
develop;
undergo evolution:The whole idea evolved from a casual remark. - Biologyto develop by a process of evolution to a different adaptive state or condition:The human species evolved from an ancestor that was probably arboreal.
- Latin ēvolvere to unroll, open, unfold, equivalent. to ē- e- + volvere to roll, turn
- 1635–45
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