evolve
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verb
1. develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form:
〈物･事が〉 «…から/…へ» (徐々に)発達する, 発展する «from, out of/into» .
e.g. no object : the company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer
e.g. the Gothic style evolved steadily and naturally from the Romanesque
〈物･事が〉 «…から/…へ» (徐々に)発達する, 発展する «from, out of/into»
e.g. with object : each school must evolve its own way of working.
(with reference to an organism or biological feature) develop over successive generations as a result of natural selection:
〘生物〙 «…から/…へ» (徐々に)進化する «from, out of/into»
e.g. no object : the populations are cut off from each other and evolve independently.
2. with object Chemistry give off (gas or heat):
〘化〙 〈光･熱など〉を発する, 放出する
e.g. the energy evolved during this chemical change is transferred to water.
DERIVATIVES
evolvable adjective
evolvement |əˈvälvmənt, ēˈvälvmənt, əˈvôlvmənt, ēˈvôlvmənt| noun
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’.