evolve

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb work out
  2. verb undergo development or evolution
  3. verb gain through experience

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ē- (“out of”) (short form of ex) + volvō (“roll”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

germinate, develop

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