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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evolve \E*volve"\, 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.
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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
evolve
v 1: work out as of a theory or an idea; "We have developed a
new theory of evolution" [syn: {develop}]
2: undergo an evolution; "Modern man evolved a long time ago"
3: come up with "We evolved an interesting idea" [syn: {work
out}]
4: gradually acquire new traits or characteristics: "Children
must develop a sense of right and wrong" [syn: {develop}]
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