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evolve

/ɪˈvɑlv/verb2 syllables

Evolve means: gain through experience.

Synonyms for evolve23

verb, as in gain through experience

develop, acquire, grow, produce, get, explicate, formulate

verb, as in work out

germinate, develop

also used for evolve

progress, convert, draw, metamorphize, metamorphose, reconvert, shift, transfigurate, contrive, generate, bring forth, cause, create, ferment, forge

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What does evolve mean?3

verb

1

gain through experience“I acquired a strong aversion to television”

2

work out“We have developed a new theory of evolution”

3

undergo development or evolution“Modern man evolved a long time ago”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with evolve?5

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Evolve in a sentence

  • It is necessary to evolve with time, like the seasons do.anzart
  • Renewable energy is still evolving, so many people still swear by fossil fuels.DJ_Saidez
  • We started for fun, and then it evolved from there.Nuel
  • Chickens evolved from other birds that laid eggs, so the egg came first.shekitten
  • Some people evolved from apes, and some still haven't.Shurale
  • The dinosaurs did not consume cannabis, as it had not evolved yet.rul
  • The threat increases; a defence that doesn't evolve is meaningless.fcbond
  • Do all systems naturally evolve towards an equilibrium state?riccioberto

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of evolve

as a verb

past tense
evolved
present participle
evolving
third-person singular
evolves
past participle
evolved