v To develop or achieve gradually; develop from a primitive to a more organized (sophisticated) form Lat evolvere: ex - out + vocare, to unroll
To transform a Pokémon into another Pokémon through the process of evolution defined in the Pokémon storyline In the TCG, one evolves a Pokémon by putting the evolution card on top of the card for its previous stage A card cannot evolve on the same turn in which it was played, unless a Power or Trainer allows that Pokémon to do so The card now uses the powers and attacks of the new evolution It cannot use powers and attacks from previous stages unless a Trainer, Power or attack allows it to do so Evolving a Pokémon removes any status effects
When animals or plants evolve, they gradually change and develop into different forms. The bright plumage of many male birds has evolved to attract females Maize evolved from a wild grass in Mexico. when amphibians evolved into reptiles
from your unique mix of physiological + spiritual + environmental factors Some subselves are predetermined by your genes, and others come from your cellular and sensory life experience between conception and your first four to six years of life; and
undergo development or evolution; "Modern man evolved a long time ago" work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution
v to develop by evolutionary processes from a primitive to a more highly organized form
If something evolves or you evolve it, it gradually develops over a period of time into something different and usually more advanced. a tiny airline which eventually evolved into Pakistan International Airlines Popular music evolved from folk songs As medical knowledge evolves, beliefs change This was when he evolved the working method from which he has never departed