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  • the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something //the evaluation of the defendant's mental condition was conducted by a team of psychiatrists
  • evolve
    verb
    i-ˈvälv -ˈvȯlv ē- also -ˈväv or -ˈvȯv
    evolved; evolv​ing

    Definition

    Other Words
    • evolv​able i-ˈväl-və-bəl -ˈvȯl- ē- also -ˈvä-və- or -ˈvȯ-və- adjective
    • evolve​ment i-ˈvälv-mənt -ˈvȯlv- ē- also -ˈväv- or -ˈvȯv- noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    develop elaborate unfold
    Examples
    • //Her company has evolved from a hobby into a thriving business.
    • //Some flowers have evolved remarkable means of insect pollination.
    First Known Use
    1772, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
    History and Etymology
    borrowed from Latin ēvolvere "to roll out or away, unwind, unroll, narrate (a series of events)," from ē-, variant of ex- ex- entry 1 before voiced consonants + volvere "to set in a circular course, cause to roll, bring round" — more at wallow entry 1
    evolve
    verb

    Synonyms

    evolve
    verb
    i-ˈvälv -ˈvȯlv ē- also -ˈväv or -ˈvȯv
    evolved; evolv​ing

    Definition

    Other Words
    • evolv​able i-ˈväl-və-bəl -ˈvȯl- ē- also -ˈvä-və- or -ˈvȯ-və- adjective
    • evolve​ment i-ˈvälv-mənt -ˈvȯlv- ē- also -ˈväv- or -ˈvȯv- noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    develop elaborate unfold
    Examples
    • //Her company has evolved from a hobby into a thriving business.
    • //Some flowers have evolved remarkable means of insect pollination.
    First Known Use
    1772, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
    History and Etymology
    borrowed from Latin ēvolvere "to roll out or away, unwind, unroll, narrate (a series of events)," from ē-, variant of ex- ex- entry 1 before voiced consonants + volvere "to set in a circular course, cause to roll, bring round" — more at wallow entry 1
    evolve
    verb

    Synonyms

    evolve
    verb
    i-ˈvälv -ˈvȯlv ē- also -ˈväv or -ˈvȯv
    evolved; evolv​ing

    Definition

    Other Words
    • evolv​able i-ˈväl-və-bəl -ˈvȯl- ē- also -ˈvä-və- or -ˈvȯ-və- adjective
    • evolve​ment i-ˈvälv-mənt -ˈvȯlv- ē- also -ˈväv- or -ˈvȯv- noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    develop elaborate unfold
    Examples
    • //Her company has evolved from a hobby into a thriving business.
    • //Some flowers have evolved remarkable means of insect pollination.
    First Known Use
    1772, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
    History and Etymology
    borrowed from Latin ēvolvere "to roll out or away, unwind, unroll, narrate (a series of events)," from ē-, variant of ex- ex- entry 1 before voiced consonants + volvere "to set in a circular course, cause to roll, bring round" — more at wallow entry 1
    evolve
    verb

    Synonyms