evolver

English

Etymology

From evolve + -er.

Noun

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin ēvolvere. Doublet of evoluir.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [e.voʊ̯ˈve(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /e.vowˈve(ɾ)/ [e.voʊ̯ˈve(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [e.voʊ̯ˈve(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.vowˈve(ɻ)/ [e.voʊ̯ˈve(ɻ)]
 
  • (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

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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