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, a species, etc.) (transitive) To acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution. (chiefly intransitive) 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