Both Uses
evolve
in
The Martian Chronicles
(Edited)
- Do you think that the civilizations of two planets can progress at the same rate and evolve in the same way, Hinkston?
Chpt 6 *evolve = develop
- Think of the thousands of years it takes to evolve plants.
Chpt 6 *evolve = gradually develop a new species through evolution
Definitions:
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(evolve as in: the policy evolved) to develop (gradually come to exist or change)
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(evolve as in: evolved through natural selection) genetic change of a species over a long period of time through evolution
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In chemistry, evolve can mean to emit gas or heat.