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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-volv
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈvɒlv



Definition of evolve

Origin :
  • 1640s, "to unfold, open out, expand," from Latin evolvere "to unroll," especially of books; figuratively "to make clear, disclose; to produce, develop," from 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.
  • verb develop, progress
Example sentences :
  • It is doubtful if it was mentally prepared to entertain it, or evolve the idea.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • No doubt she could evolve a delicious gum from the mesquite and the incense plant.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • But it was a truce only and there was no indication that it could ever evolve into friendship.
  • Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin
  • By the teeth of her very cats did she evolve her succulent clover.
  • Extract from : « Old Familiar Faces » by Theodore Watts-Dunton
  • But only time and circumstance could evolve a strong minister.
  • Extract from : « Washington and his Comrades in Arms » by George Wrong
  • And Stingaree, chin on chest, was left in peace to evolve a way of escape.
  • Extract from : « Stingaree » by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
  • She creates with them diverging series of species that will evolve separately.
  • Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson
  • We should try to evolve something absolutely American, don't you think?
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1919 » by Various
  • If a new plan is needed, the commander will evolve one and adopt it.
  • Extract from : « Sound Military Decision » by U.s. Naval War College
  • What a system of philosophy he might evolve out of his consciousness!
  • Extract from : « Baddeck and That Sort of Thing » by Charles Dudley Warner

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