evolucionar

/eboluθjoˈnaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to evolve, develop

🦎🐒 evolucionar = evolution + -ar, sounds like 'ev-oh-LOO-see-oh-NAR'

Spanish evolucionar comes from Latin evolvere, 'to unroll', the same root as English evolve and evolution. Spot the shared 'evolu-' chunk, then add the verb ending -ar to get the Spanish infinitive.

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