evolve
verb
[ ɪˈvɒlv ]
• develop gradually.
• "the company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer"
Similar:
develop,
progress,
make progress,
advance,
move forward,
make headway,
mature,
grow,
open out,
unfold,
unroll,
expand,
enlarge,
spread,
extend,
alter,
change,
transform,
adapt,
metamorphose,
differentiate,
transmogrify,
• give off (gas or heat).
• "the energy evolved during this chemical change is transferred to water"
Origin:
early 17th century (in the general sense ‘make more complex, develop’): from Latin evolvere, from e- (variant of ex- ) ‘out of’ + volvere ‘to roll’.
