evolve (from something) (into something)

evolve (from something) (into something)
evolve (from something) (into something) & evolve out of something (into something)
to develop from something to something else; to develop from a more primitive form to the present form. •

This creature evolved from a smaller, horselike creature into what we know as a horse.

The human brain evolved out of a smaller and less complex form into the brain of today.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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