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2 [intransitive, transitive] (biology) (of plants, animals, etc.) to develop over time, often many generations, into forms that are better adapted to survive changes in their environment evolve (from something) The three species evolved from a single ancestor. evolve something The dolphin has evolved a highly developed jaw.
Evolve definition: To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes. Origin of Evolve From Latin ēvolvere, present active infinitive of ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + volvō (“roll”).
6 days ago · evolve (third-person singular simple present evolves, present participle evolving, simple past and past participle evolved) ( transitive) To move (something) in regular procession through a system . To change or transform (something). Over several years the author evolved the story originally drafted as a novella into a real epic.
evolve (from something) (into something) The idea evolved from a drawing I discovered in the attic. The company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer. evolve something (from something) Each school must evolve its own way of working.
Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift act on genetic variation, resulting in certain characteristics becoming more or less common within a population over successive generations.
4 days ago · transitive verb. 1. to develop gradually. to evolve a scheme. 2. to give off or emit, as odors or vapors. intransitive verb. 3. to come forth gradually into being; develop; undergo evolution.
Evolve definition, to develop gradually: to evolve a scheme. See more.
