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   E·volve

   /əˈvôlv/

   

   verb

   • 1. develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form: "the company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer" Similar developprogressmake progressadvancemove forwardmake headwaymaturegrowopen outunfoldunrollexpandenlargespreadextendalterchangetransformadaptmetamorphosedifferentiatehumorous:transmogrify
   • ▪ (with reference to an organism or biological feature) develop over successive generations as a result of natural selection: "the populations are cut off from each other and evolve independently"
   • 2. give off (gas or heat): "the energy evolved during this chemical change is transferred to water" Similar emityieldgive offdischargereleaseproduce

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the general sense ‘make more complex, develop’): from Latin evolvere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + volvere ‘to roll’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. evolvable adjective
   • 2. evolvement noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

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