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Meaning of 'evolve' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Evolve [ v. i.]
- To become open, disclosed, or developed; to pass through a process of evolution.
2 . Evolve [ v. t.]
- To unfold or unroll; to open and expand; to disentangle and exhibit clearly and satisfactorily; to develop; to derive; to educe.
- To throw out; to emit; as, to evolve odors.

Meaning of 'evolve' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . evolve [ v]
Meaning (1):
- gain through experience
Example in sentence:
  • Children must develop a sense of right and wrong;
  • Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position;
  • develop a passion for painting;
  • I acquired a strong aversion to television
Meaning (2):
- undergo development or evolution
Example in sentence:
  • Modern man evolved a long time ago
Meaning (3):
- work out
Example in sentence:
  • We have developed a new theory of evolution

Nearby Words:

evocate evocation evocative evocator evoke evoked evoking evolatic evolatical evolation

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