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<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Arith. & Alg.)</fld> <def>The extraction of roots; -- the reverse of <i>involution</i>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Mil. & Naval)</fld> <def>A prescribed movement of a body of troops, or a vessel or fleet; any movement designed to effect a new arrangement or disposition; a maneuver.</def>

<blockquote>Those <b>evolutions</b> are best which can be executed with the greatest celerity, compatible with regularity. <i>Campbell.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A general name for the history of the steps by which any living organism has acquired the morphological and physiological characters which distinguish it; a gradual unfolding of successive phases of growth or development.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>That theory of generation which supposes the germ to pre\'89xist in the parent, and its parts to be developed, but not actually formed, by the procreative act; -- opposed to <i>epigenesis</i>.</def>

<p><b>7.</b> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>That series of changes under natural law which involves continuous progress from the homogeneous to the heterogeneous in structure, and from the single and simple to the diverse and manifold in quality or function. The pocess is by some limited to organic beings; by others it is applied to the inorganic and the psychical. It is also applied to explain the existence and growth of institutions, manners, language, civilization, and every product of human activity. The agencies and laws of the process are variously explained by different philosophrs.</def>

<blockquote><b>Evolution</b> is to me series with development. <i>Gladstone.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Evolutional</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 518 bad typing! -->>

<hw>Ev`o*lu"tion*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Relating to evolution.</def> "<i>Evolutional</i> changes."

<i>H. Spenser.</i>

<h1>Evolutionary</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 518 bad typing! -->>

<hw>Ev`o*lu"tion*a*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Relating to evolution; <as>as, <ex>evolutionary</ex> discussions</as>.</def>

<h1>Evolutionism</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 518 bad typing! -->>

<hw>Ev`o*lu"tion*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The theory of, or belief in, evolution. See <er>Evolution</er>, 6 and 7.</def>

<h1>Evolutionist</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 518 bad typing! -->>

<hw>Ev`o*lu"tion*ist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One skilled in evolutions.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>one who holds the doctrine of evolution, either in biology or in metaphysics.</def>

<i>Darwin.</i>

<h1>Evolve</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 518 bad typing! -->>

<hw>E*volve"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Evolved</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Evolving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>evolvere</ets>, <ets>evolutum</ets>; <ets>e</ets> out + <ets>volvere</ets> to roll. See <er>Voluble</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To unfold or unroll; to open and expand; to disentangle and exhibit clearly and satisfactorily; to develop; to derive; to educe.</def>

<blockquote>The animal soul sooner <b>evolves</b> itself to its full orb and extent than the human soul. <i>Sir. M. Hale.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The principles which art involves, science alone <b>evolves</b>. <i>Whewell.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Not by any power evolved from man's own resources, but by a power which descended from above. <i>J. C. Shairp.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To throw out; to emit; <as>as, to <ex>evolve</ex> odors</as>.</def>

<h1>Evolve</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 518 bad typing! -->>

<hw>E*volve"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To become open, disclosed, or developed; to pass through a process of evolution.</def>

<i>Prior.</i>

<h1>Evolvement</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 518 bad typing! -->>

<hw>E*volve"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of evolving, or the state of being evolved; evolution.</def>