evolve
/ɪˈvɒlv/
To change or transform; To cause to come into being or develop; To acquire or develop in the process of biological evolution; To change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution
- he/she/it
- evolves
- past participle
- evolved
Meanings
- 1
To change or transform (something)
Human beings evolved their intelligence.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chickens evolved from other birds that laid eggs, so the egg came first.
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To cause (something) to come into being or develop
- 3
To acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution
- 4
To change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution
- 5
To move (something) in regular procession through a systemrare
- 6
To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reactionrare
- 7
To wind or unwind (something)rare
- 8
To move in regular procession through a systemrare
- 9
To change, to transformrare
- 10
Of a trait; to develop within a population through biological evolutionrare