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Definition of "evolve" []
- To develop or achieve gradually: evolve a style of one's own. (verb-transitive)
- To work (something) out; devise: "the schemes he evolved to line his purse” ( S.J. Perelman). (verb-transitive)
- Biology To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes. (verb-transitive)
- To give off; emit. (verb-transitive)
- To undergo gradual change; develop: an amateur acting group that evolved into a theatrical company. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "evolve" in a sentence
- "When I use the term evolve, I don't mean going from a fish to a human; I mean internal progress of the soul, a moving forward rather than backward, learning and applying it."
- "Of course not; even the word evolve will evolve, or evolute."
- "The single word "evolve" is never meant as an explanation obviously; there is a huge literature describing all of the mechanisms of evolution."
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