evolve
[verb]
Synonyms: develop, expand, grow, increase, mature, progress, unfold, work out

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Related Words: get (at), obtain, advance, progress, mature, open (up), ripen

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

e‧volve AC /ɪˈvɒlv $ ɪˈvɑːlv/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Word Family: verb: evolve; noun: evolution; adjective: evolutionary]

1. if an animal or plant evolves, it changes gradually over a long period of time ⇒ evolution
evolve from
Fish evolved from prehistoric sea creatures.
Animals have evolved camouflage to protect themselves from predators.

2. to develop and change gradually over a long period of time:
The school has evolved its own style of teaching.
Businesses need to evolve rapidly.
evolve out of
The idea evolved out of work done by British scientists.
evolve into
The group gradually evolved into a political party.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

evolve
verb
ADV. gradually, slowly | rapidly | eventually the theory which eventually evolved from this study
constantly, continually | naturally | independently, separately Monkeys in the New World evolved quite separately from those in the Old World.
VERB + EVOLVE continue to
PREP. from More complex animals gradually evolved from these very simple creatures.
into The protest movement has evolved into a well organized political party.
PHRASES fully/highly evolved These are very highly evolved animals.

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