evolvo

evolvo

1. first-person singular present indicative of evolvere

• volevo

From ē- (“out of”) +‎ volvō (“roll”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [eːˈwɔɫ.woː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eˈvɔl.vo]

ēvolvō (present infinitive ēvolvere, perfect active ēvolvī, supine ēvolūtum); third conjugation

1. to roll forth or out; unroll, unfold
   • Minucius Felix, Octavius.

     Dum istaec igitur apud me tacitus evolvo, Caecilius erupit: "Ego Octavio meo plurimum quantum, sed et mihi gratulor nec expecto sententiam."

     As I was turning over these thoughts in silence, Caecilius burst out: “Congratulations ever so many, dear Octavius! and a share for me too! I need not wait for the ruling.

2. to reject, evict, remove
   • Terence, The Eunuch.

     hac re et te omni turba evolves et illi gratum feceris.

     That way you’ll extricate yourself from this whole mess and you’ll be doing her a favour.

3. (of a book) to unroll and read
   • Ausonius, Epistles.

     libelle felix, quem sinu vir tantus evolvet suo nec occupari tempora grato queretur otio

     Ah, happy little book, that such a man will unroll thee on his knee and not complain that thou takest up the hours of his welcome leisure

4. (of a thread) to draw out, spin
5. to obtain, raise
6. (figuratively) to clear up, unroll
   • Cicero, Topica.

     Sed ad id totum de quo disseritur tum definitio adhibetur, quae quasi involutum evolvit id de quo quaeritur

     Sometimes a definition is applied to the whole subject which is under consideration; this definition unfolds what is wrapped up.

7. (figuratively) to disclose, narrate, unroll
8. (of time) to roll away, pass, elapse, unwind

• ēvolūtiō
• ēvolūtus

• “evolvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “evolvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• evolvo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to study historical records, read history: evolvere historias, litterarum (veterum annalium) monumenta
    
  • to open a book: librum evolvere, volvere
    

evolvo

1. first-person singular present indicative of evolver