[evolve] vb evolved ; evolv.ing [L evolvere to unroll, fr. e- + volvere to roll--more at voluble] vt (1641) 1: emit
2. a: derive, educe b: to produce by natural evolutionary processes c: develop, work out "~ social, political, and literary philosophies --L. W. Doob" ~ vi: to undergo evolutionary change -- evolv.able adj -- evolve.ment n