evolve

The definition of evolve is to develop gradually or set free.

(verb)

An example of evolve is bettering your yoga skills by doing more yoga.

See evolve in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb evolved, evolving

Origin: L evolvere, to roll out or forth < e-, out + volvere, to roll: see walk

intransitive verb

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See evolve in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb e·volved, e·volv·ing, e·volves

verb, transitive

a. To develop or achieve gradually: evolve a style of one's own.
b. To work (something) out; devise: “the schemes he evolved to line his purse” (S.J. Perelman).
Biology To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.
To give off; emit.

verb, intransitive

To undergo gradual change; develop: an amateur acting group that evolved into a theatrical company.
Biology To develop or arise through evolutionary processes.

Origin:

Origin: Latin ēvolvere, to unroll

Origin: : ē-, ex-, ex-

Origin: + volvere, to roll; see wel-² in Indo-European roots

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