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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary evolve (evolved ; evolv·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin evolvere to unroll, from e- + volvere to roll — more at voluble DATE 1775 transitive verb 1. emit 2. a. derive , educe b. to produce by natural evolutionary processes c. develop , work out evolve social, political, and literary philosophies — L. W. Doob intransitive verb : to undergo evolutionary change English Etymology evolve 1640s, "to unfold, open out, expand," from L. evolvere "unroll," from ex- "out" + volvere "to roll" (see vulva). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 evolve evolve / i5vClv; NAmE i5vB:lv / verb1. ~ (sth) (from sth) (into sth) to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated form; to develop sth in this way (使)逐渐形成,逐步发展,逐渐演变: ▪ [V] The idea evolved from a drawing I discovered in the attic. 这种想法是从我在阁楼里发现的一幅画得到启发的。 The company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer. 这家公司已逐步发展成一个主要的化工厂。 ▪ [VN] Each school must evolve its own way of working. 每个学校必须形成自己的办学方式。 2. ~ (from sth) (biology 生) (of plants, animals, etc. 动植物等) to develop over time, often many generations, into forms that are better adapted to survive changes in their environment 进化；演化: ▪ [V] The three species evolved from a single ancestor. 这三种生物从同一祖先进化而来。 ▪ [VN] The dolphin has evolved a highly developed jaw. 海豚已经进化形成高度发达的下颌。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of 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. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: DERIVE 1, educe, excogitate Related Words: get (at), obtain; advance 2 Synonyms: UNFOLD 3, develop, elaborate Related Words: advance, progress; mature, open (up), ripen Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged evolve \ə̇ˈvälv, ēˈ-, -ˈvȯlv also -ˈvä(u̇)v or -ˈvȯv\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin evolvere to unroll, unfold, from e- + volvere to roll — more at voluble transitive verb 1. archaic a. : unfold , unroll b. : to disclose by degrees to view : disentangle 2. : to give off : emit < natural cheese, during the course of its aging, evolves carbon dioxide — Modern Packaging > 3. a. : derive , educe < from these premises he evolved a startling new set of philosophic axioms > < out of their writings … Hitler and his disciples evolved the racial myth — Raoul de R. de Sales > b. : to work out or develop especially by experience, experimentation, or intensive care or effort < evolved … a fresh and personal approach to residential design — American Guide Series: New York > < I lay awake for an hour or so evolving a plan — Irving Stone > < evolve a solution for the problem > < independently evolved a lamp based upon this principle — S.F.Mason > < evolved a new and improved variety of this plant > c. : to develop or produce by natural evolutionary processes < the Protozoa … evolved the types that were transitional to higher animals — R.W.Miner > intransitive verb : to develop by or as if by evolution : undergo evolutionary change < hygiene … has evolved into preventive medicine — Victor Robinson > < show … that life has evolved according to a Creator's plan — J.P.Marquand > Synonyms: see unfold |
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