evolve

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And so often now, Ms. Gillibrand stands ready to "evolve" - that decorous political verb of choice - on policy questions.

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  1. transitive verb To develop or achieve gradually: evolve a style of one's own.
  2. transitive verb To work (something) out; devise: "the schemes he evolved to line his purse” (S.J. Perelman).
  3. transitive verb Biology To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.
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  • And so often now, Ms. Gillibrand stands ready to "evolve" - that decorous political verb of choice - on policy questions. —  Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com
  • I look forward to watch both Twitter and Facebook evolve, as Social Media continues to evolve! —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • The tiny freshwater fish finding may reveal more about how lost structures re-evolve, as well as how evolution can cause some species to mature early. —  FOXNews.com
  • With cold and flu season in full swing, the fact that viruses and bacteria rapidly evolve is apparent with every sneeze, sniffle, and cough. —  Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News
  • The researchers examined three scenarios: The first assumed that it is difficult for life to be formed but easy for it to evolve, and suggested there were 361 intelligent civilisations in the galaxy. —  SiliconIndia.com
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  1. Latin ēvolvere, to unroll : ē-, ex-, ex- + volvere, to roll; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin evolvere, roll out, unroll, unfold, disclose, from e, out, + volvere, roll: see volve, voluble, volute, and cf. convolve, devolve, involve, revolve.
 

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