Definition of evolve - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
transformationtr./intr. change or transform something over timetr./intr.
- The company plans to evolve its business model.
2.
biologyintr. undergo biological evolutionintr.
- Birds evolved from dinosaurs.
3.
trait developmenttr. acquire a trait through biological evolutiontr.
- The species evolved thicker fur for cold climates.
4.
chemistrytr. TECH. release a gas during a chemical reactiontr. TECH.
- The reaction evolved oxygen.
Origin of evolve
Latin, evolvere (to unroll)
Terms with evolve included in their meaning
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evolve
advance or develop further
biology
process where organisms not closely related independently evolve similar traits
science of evolution
scientific study of how species change and evolve over time
development
to develop or evolve in a new direction
dynamical systems
pertaining to systems that evolve with time across all accessible states
cultural evolution
study of how ideas spread and evolve like genes
biology
evolve together with another species
Examples of evolve in a sentence
He hopes to evolve his skills through practice. Plants evolve to adapt to their environments. Some fish evolved the ability to survive without light. Over millions of years, birds evolved hollow bones. The mixture evolved hydrogen gas. During the process, chlorine was evolved.
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- French:évoluer, se transformer, ...
- German:entwickeln, sich entwickeln, ...
- Italian:evolvere, evolversi, ...
- Spanish:transformar, desarrollarse, ...
- Portuguese:transformar, transformar-se, ...
- Chinese:演变, 演化, ...
- Japanese:進化させる, 進化する, ...
- Arabic:طَوَّرَ, تَطَوَّرَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְפַתֵּחַ, לַעֲבוֹר אֵבוֹלוּצְיָה, ...
- Russian:изменять, эволюционировать, ...
- Ukrainian:еволюціонувати, розвиватися, ...
- Hindi:विकसित करना, विकसित होना, ...
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