# evolve

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈvɒlv/ · frequency rank #9,604

## Definitions
1. To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
2. To change or transform (something).
3. To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
4. Of a population: to acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution.
5. To cause (a population, a species, etc.) to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.
6. To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reaction.
7. To wind or unwind (something).
8. To move in regular procession through a system.
9. To change, to transform.
10. Of a trait; to develop within a population through biological evolution.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ē- (“out of”) (short form of ex) + volvō (“roll”).

## Easily confused with
- **evoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evoke-vs-evolve)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eovlve`, `evlove`, `evolev`, `evollve`, `evolvve`, `evovle`, `evvolve`, `veolve`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/evolve