evolve

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(ĭ-vŏlv') pronunciation

v., e·volved, e·volv·ing, e·volves.

v.tr.
    1. To develop or achieve gradually: evolve a style of one's own.
    2. To work (something) out; devise: "the schemes he evolved to line his purse" (S.J. Perelman).
  1. Biology. To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.
  2. To give off; emit.
v.intr.
  1. To undergo gradual change; develop: an amateur acting group that evolved into a theatrical company.
  2. Biology. To develop or arise through evolutionary processes.

[Latin ēvolvere, to unroll : ē-, ex-, ex- + volvere, to roll.]

evolvable e·volv'a·ble adj.
evolvement e·volve'ment n.

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verb

  1. To be disclosed gradually: develop, unfold. See show/hide.
  2. To disclose bit by bit: develop, elaborate. Idioms: fill in the details, go into detail. See show/hide.
  3. To arrive at through reasoning: derive, educe, excogitate. See reason/unreason.


v

Definition: develop, progress
Antonyms: block, decrease, halt, stop

  1. to develop gradually; to cause to develop.
  2. (in biology) to undergo evolution (def. 1).
  3. (in chemistry) to give off a gas or heat.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udvikle, udtænke, udarbejde, udfolde, åbne, afgive
v. intr. - udvikles, udfolde sig, åbne sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
evolueren, (zich) ontwikkelen, (zich) ontvouwen (figuurlijk), afgeven, afleiden

Français (French)
v. tr. - évoluer, élaborer, développer
v. intr. - s'élaborer, se développer

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich entwickeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξελίσσω/-ομαι, αναπτύσσομαι, εκτυλίσσω, συνάγω, απορρέω

Italiano (Italian)
evolversi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - evoluir, emitir (gases, calor)

Русский (Russian)
развивать, эволюционировать, превращаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desenvolver, desarrollar, producir, transformar, convertir
v. intr. - evolucionar, desarrollarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utvecklas, utveckla, framlägga

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使发展, 使进化, 推论, 进展, 展开, 进化

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使發展, 使進化, 推論
v. intr. - 進展, 展開, 進化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 발전시키다, 방출하다
v. intr. - 전개하다, 판명되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 発展させる, 展開させる, 展開する, 進化させる, 進化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطور, يتطور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיתח, התפתח‬
v. intr. - ‮התפתח, נפרש‬


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