evolved; evolving
1
: emit
2
b
: to produce by natural evolutionary processes
: to undergo evolutionary change
Examples of evolve in a Sentence
Her company has evolved from a hobby into a thriving business.
Some flowers have evolved remarkable means of insect pollination.
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Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Found in a water tank, this new species lives underground and might still be evolving towards a fully subterranean life.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
As cost-of-living challenges and job market anxieties mount, Gen Z's consumer values are evolving.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
In general, Zimmerman says, animals that evolved in areas prone to disturbance are adapted to handle those variables.
—Marina Wang, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Evolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evolve. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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evolve
verb
i-ˈvälv 
-ˈvȯlv
evolved; evolving
1
: to develop or work out from something else
evolved a new plan
evolved a safer design from the old one
2
: to produce by a process of evolution
3
: to change by a process of evolution
Medical Definition
evolve
verb
evolved; evolving
: to produce by natural evolutionary processes
: to develop by or as if by evolution : undergo evolutionary change
an evolving theory of mental functioning—S. A. Green
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