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evolve
/ɪˈvɑlv/
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What does evolve mean?
verb
- To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
- To change or transform (something).
- To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
More meanings (7)
verb
- To acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution.
- To change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.
- To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reaction.
- To move in regular procession through a system.
- To change, to transform.
- Of a trait; to develop within a population through biological evolution.
- (obsolete) To wind or unwind (something).
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IPA pronunciation
/ɪˈvɑlv/
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Surely, this is the supreme sacrifice, to leave its pure, Edenic state to gain knowledge, to evolve its latent forces.
They constitute a train of necessities of which we can sometimes choose the first, but which then evolve without consulting us.
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The poet creates the idea first, and in order that this may be so the individual form must evolve according to sense.
They grasp the attention and stir the consciences of men, and usually they evolve leaders and measures to meet their imperious needs.