evolve
pronunciation
How to pronounce evolve in British English:
UK [iˈvɒlv]
How to pronounce evolve in American English:
US [iˈvɑːlv]
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- Verb:
- work out
- undergo development or evolution
- gain through experience
Word Origin
- evolve (v.)
- 1640s, "to unfold, open out, expand," from Latin evolvere "to unroll, roll out, roll forth, unfold," especially of books; figuratively "to make clear, disclose; to produce, develop," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + volvere "to roll" (see volvox). Meaning "to develop by natural processes to a higher state" is from 1832. Related: Evolved; evolving.
Example
- 1. Agility is essential because technology continues to evolve rapidly .
- 2. Rim needs to evolve blackberry into an application platform .
- 3. The rest will evolve into their own alien forms .
- 4. Because humans did not evolve such an iron-extracting mechanism , drinking blood can kill us .
- 5. Such a culture takes decades to evolve .