— evolvable , adj. — evolvement , n. — evolver , n.
/i volv"/ , v. , evolved, evolving .
v.t.
1. to develop gradually: to evolve a scheme.
2. to give off or emit, as odors or vapors.
v.i.
3. to come forth gradually into being; develop; undergo evolution: The whole idea evolved from a casual remark.
4. Biol. to develop by a process of evolution to a different adaptive state or condition: The human species evolved from an ancestor that was probably arboreal.
[ 1635-45; evolvere to unroll, open, unfold, equiv. to e- E- + volvere to roll, turn ]