evolve : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: evolve	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for evolve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evolve v work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution" Synonym(s): evolve, germinate, develop undergo development or evolution; "Modern man evolved a long time ago" gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" Synonym(s): develop, acquire, evolve
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evolve \E*volve"\, v. i. To become open, disclosed, or developed; to pass through a process of evolution. --Prior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evolve \Evolve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evolved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evolving}.] [L. evolvere, evolutum; e out + volvere to roll. See {Voluble}.] 1. To unfold or unroll; to open and expand; to disentangle and exhibit clearly and satisfactorily; to develop; to derive; to educe. The animal soul sooner evolves itself to its full orb and extent than the human soul. --Sir. M. Hale. The principles which art involves, science alone evolves. --Whewell. Not by any power evolved from man's own resources, but by a power which descended from above. --J. C. Shairp. 2. To throw out; to emit; as, to evolve* odors.