The threat increases; a defence that doesn't evolve is meaningless.
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Evolve
//ɪˈvɒlv//
Synonyms for "evolve" (209 found)
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Closest matches (42)
Strong matches (63)
Related words (104)
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7 entriesTranslations
75 translations across 23 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- еволюи́рам verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- напре́двам verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- отделям verb (to give off (a gas))
- развивам се verb (come into being; develop)
Catalan
4 entries- desenvolupar verb (come into being; develop)
- evolucionar verb (to change, to transform)
- evolucionar verb (change genetic composition)
- progressar verb (move in regular procession through a system)
Czech
2 entries- vyvinout verb (come into being; develop)
- vyvíjet se verb (move in regular procession through a system)
Dutch
2 entries- evolueren verb (change genetic composition)
- ontwikkelen verb (come into being; develop)
Esperanto
1 entries- evolui verb (to change, to transform)
Estonian
1 entries- arenema verb (move in regular procession through a system)
Finnish
4 entries- erittää verb (to give off (a gas))
- kehittyä verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- kehittyä verb (to change, to transform)
- kehittyä verb (change genetic composition)
French
3 entries- progresser verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- élaborer verb (come into being; develop)
- évoluer verb (move in regular procession through a system)
Galician
1 entries- evolucionar verb (change genetic composition)
Georgian
1 entries- განვითარება verb (come into being; develop)
German
4 entries- andauern verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- entwickeln verb (come into being; develop)
- fortdauern verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- freisetzen verb (to give off (a gas))
Korean
2 entries- 발전하다 verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- 진화하다 verb (change genetic composition)
Latin
1 entries- ēvolvō verb (move in regular procession through a system)
Māori
2 entries- kukuwhata verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- whanake verb (come into being; develop)
Occitan
1 entries- evolucionar verb (change genetic composition)
Polish
1 entries- ewoluować verb (change genetic composition)
Portuguese
4 entries- crescer verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- desenvolver verb (come into being; develop)
- elaborar verb (come into being; develop)
- evolucionar verb (change genetic composition)
Romanian
2 entries- a evolua verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- evolua verb (change genetic composition)
Russian
4 entries- вы́делить verb (to give off (a gas))
- выделя́ть verb (to give off (a gas))
- испуска́ть verb (to give off (a gas))
- испусти́ть verb (to give off (a gas))
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- evoluírati verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- evolvírati verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- еволви́рати verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- еволуи́рати verb (move in regular procession through a system)
Spanish
4 entries- desarrollar verb (come into being; develop)
- evolucionar verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- evolucionar verb (change genetic composition)
- progresar verb (move in regular procession through a system)
Tagalog
1 entries- sumunlad verb (move in regular procession through a system)
Ukrainian
4 entries- еволюціонува́ти verb (change genetic composition)
- розви́нутись verb (move in regular procession through a system)
- розви́нутись verb (change genetic composition)
- розви́нутися verb (move in regular procession through a system)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
The rules of grammar and spelling have to be broken in order for a language to evolve.
Source: tatoeba (628080)
Do all systems naturally evolve towards an equilibrium state?
Source: tatoeba (1015872)
We did not evolve from monkeys. We share a common ancestor.
Source: tatoeba (1632239)
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