evolve
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
work out
We have developed a new theory of evolution
Types & categories
- create by mental act hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
undergo development or evolution
Modern man evolved a long time ago
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- evolution derivation
- organic evolution derivation
Sense 3 verb
gain through experience
I acquired a strong aversion to television
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
- organic evolution derivation
- acquire verb group
- develop verb group
- formulate verb group
- develop verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | germ |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | develop |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | create by mental act |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | evolution |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | organic evolution |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | develop |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | speciate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | derive |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | organic evolution |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | acquire |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | develop |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | formulate |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | develop |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |