evolve B2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ɪˈvɑlv/ UK /ɪˈvɒlv/ See IPA manual Freq #11722 Meanings 1 verb To change and develop gradually over time. Human cultures have evolved over thousands of years. 2 verb (of plants and animals) to change physically over many generations through biological evolution. Scientists study how birds evolved from dinosaurs. 3 verb To develop or transform something into a new form. Over several years she evolved the short story into a full novel. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to change and develop... developprogress 3 verb · to develop or transform... convertdeveloptransform Word family Forms evolvedevolvesevolving Derived forms co-evolvecoevolveevolvabilityevolvinglymicroevolvenonevolvingphotoevolvereevolve Related forms evoluteevolutionevolutiveevolvableevolvementevolver Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ē- (“out of”) (short form of ex) + volvō (“roll”). ēvolvō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # evolve **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪˈvɑlv/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈvɒlv/ **Frequency rank:** 11722 ## Meanings 1. To change and develop gradually over time. 2. (of plants and animals) to change physically over many generations through biological evolution. 3. To develop or transform something into a new form. ## Examples - Human cultures have evolved over thousands of years. - Scientists study how birds evolved from dinosaurs. - Over several years she evolved the short story into a full novel. ## Derived Forms - co-evolve - coevolve - evolvability - evolvingly - microevolve - nonevolving - photoevolve - reevolve ## Related Forms - evolute - evolution - evolutive - evolvable - evolvement - evolver ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ēvolvō ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ē- (“out of”) (short form of ex) + volvō (“roll”). ## AI Etymology Evolve is borrowed from Latin ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ē- (“out of”) (short form of ex) + volvō (“roll”). In current use, the main senses are “To change and develop gradually over time” and “(of plants and animals) to change physically over many generations through biological evolution”. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown