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evolver

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English

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Etymology

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    From evolve + -er.

    Noun

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    evolver (plural evolvers)

    1. Someone or something that evolves.
      • 1983, Alan Hayward, God's truth, page 254:
        This animal may be a fast runner, but it has been a dreadfully slow evolver.

    Anagrams

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    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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    Probably borrowed from Latin ēvolvere. Doublet of evoluir.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.volˈveɾ/ [i.voɫˈveɾ], /i.vɔlˈveɾ/ [i.vɔɫˈveɾ]
      • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.bolˈbeɾ/ [i.βoɫˈβeɾ], /i.bɔlˈbeɾ/ [i.βɔɫˈβeɾ]
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.volˈve.ɾi/ [i.voɫˈve.ɾi], /i.vɔlˈve.ɾi/ [i.vɔɫˈve.ɾi]

    • Hyphenation: e‧vol‧ver

    Verb

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    evolver (first-person singular present evolvo, first-person singular preterite evolvi, past participle evolvido)

    1. (intransitive) to evolve
      Synonyms: evolucionar, evoluir

    Conjugation

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