Evolvement

e·volve  (-vlv)

v. e·volved, e·volv·ing, e·volves

v.tr.

1.

a. To develop or achieve gradually: evolve a style of one's own.

b. To work (something) out; devise: "the schemes he evolved to line his purse" (S.J. Perelman).

2. Biology To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.

3. To give off; emit.

v.intr.

1. To undergo gradual change; develop: an amateur acting group that evolved into a theatrical company.

2. Biology To develop or arise through evolutionary processes.

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[Latin volvere, to unroll : -, ex-, ex- + volvere, to roll; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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e·volva·ble adj.

e·volvement n.