evolve

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ē- (“out of”) (short form of ex) + volvō (“roll”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈvɒlv/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈvɑlv/, /-ˈvɔlv/, /iˈ-/ Rhymes: -ɒlv Hyphenation: e‧volve === Verb === evolve (third-person singular simple present evolves, present participle evolving, simple past and past participle evolved) (transitive) To move (something) in regular procession through a system. Synonyms: develop, progress To change or transform (something). Synonyms: develop; see also Thesaurus:convert To cause (something) to come into being or develop. Synonyms: contrive, generate; see also Thesaurus:create (biology) Of a population: to acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution. (chiefly passive voice) To cause (a population, a species, etc.) to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution. (chemistry) To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reaction. (obsolete) To wind or unwind (something). (intransitive) To move in regular procession through a system. To change, to transform. (biology) Of a trait; to develop within a population through biological evolution. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈvɔl.ve/ Rhymes: -ɔlve Hyphenation: e‧vòl‧ve === Verb === evolve third-person singular present indicative of evolvere == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [eːˈwɔɫ.wɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈvɔl.ve] === Verb === ēvolve second-person singular present active imperative of ēvolvō == Portuguese == === Verb === evolve inflection of evolver: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative