Definition of EVOLVE

evolve

Meanings

Verb

  • work out
  • undergo development or evolution
    • "Modern man evolved a long time ago"
  • gain through experience
  • To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
  • To change or transform (something).
  • To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
  • Of a population: to acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution.
  • To cause (a population, a species, etc.) to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.
  • To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reaction.
  • To wind or unwind (something).
  • To move in regular procession through a system.
  • To change, to transform.
  • Of a trait; to develop within a population through biological evolution.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ē- (“out of”) (short form of ex) + volvō (“roll”).

Scrabble Score: 12

evolve is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
evolve is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
evolve is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

evolve is a valid Words With Friends word