Webster's Dictionary 1913

3862

Evitation

Ev′i‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. evitatio.] A shunning; avoidance. Bacon.

3863

Evite

E‐vite″ (?), v. t. [Cf. F. éviter. See Evitate.] To shun. Dryton.

3864

Eviternal

Ev′i‐ter″nal (?), a. [L. eviternus, aeternus. See Etern.] Eternal; everlasting. — Ev′i‐ter″nal‐ly, adv.Bp. Hall.

3865

Eviternity

Ev′i‐ter″ni‐ty (?), n. Eternity.

3866

Evocate

Ev″o‐cate (?), v. t. [L. evocatus, p. p. of evocare. See Evoke.] To call out or forth; to summon; to evoke. Stackhouse.

3867

Evocation

Ev′o‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. evocatio: cf. F. évocation.] The act of calling out or forth. Sir. T. Browne.The evocation of that better spirit. M. Arnold.

3868

Evocative

E‐vo″ca‐tive (?), a. Calling forth; serving to evoke; developing.Evocative power over all that is eloquent and expressive in the better soul of man. W. Pater.

3869

Evocator

Ev″o‐ca′tor (?), n. One who calls forth.

3870

Evoke

E‐voke″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Evoked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Evoking.] [L. evocare; e out + vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice: cf. F évoquer. See Voice, and cf. Evocate.] 1. T...

3871

Evolatic

{ Ev′o‐lat″ic (?), Ev′o‐lat″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. evolare to fly away; e out + volare to fly.] Apt to fly away. Blount.

3872

Evolation

Ev′o‐la″tion (?), n. [L. evolatio.] A flying out or up. Bp. Hall.

3873

Evolute

Ev″o‐lute (?), n. [L. evolutus unrolled, p. p. of evolvere. See Evolve.] (Geom.) A curve from which another curve, called the involute or evolvent, is described by the end of a ...

3874

Evolutility

Ev′o‐lu‐til″i‐ty (ĕv′ō̍‐lū̍‐tĭl″ĭ‐ty̆), n. [See Evolution.] (Biol.) The faculty possessed by all substances capable of self-nourishment of manifesting the nutritive acts by chan...

3875

Evolution

Ev′o‐lu″tion (ĕv′ō̍‐lū″shŭn), n. [L. evolutio an unrolling: cf. F. évolution evolution. See Evolve.] 1. The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, in the process of growth; devel...

3876

Evolutional

Ev′o‐lu″tion‐al (?), a. Relating to evolution. “Evolutional changes.” H. Spenser.

3877

Evolutionary

Ev′o‐lu″tion‐a‐ry (?), a. Relating to evolution; as, evolutionary discussions.

3878

Evolutionism

Ev′o‐lu″tion‐ism (?), n. The theory of, or belief in, evolution. See Evolution, 6 and 7.

3879

Evolutionist

Ev′o‐lu″tion‐ist (?), n. 1. One skilled in evolutions.2. One who holds the doctrine of evolution, either in biology or in metaphysics. Darwin.

3880

Evolve

E‐volve″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Evolved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Evolving.] [L. evolvere, evolutum; e out + volvere to roll. See Voluble.] 1. To unfold or unroll; to open and expand...

3881

Evolve (2)

E‐volve″, v. i. To become open, disclosed, or developed; to pass through a process of evolution. Prior.

3882

Evolvement

E‐volve″ment (?), n. The act of evolving, or the state of being evolved; evolution.

3883

Evolvent

E‐volv″ent (?), n. [L. evolvens, -entis, unrolling, p. pr. of evolvere.] (Geom.) The involute of a curve. See Involute, and Evolute.

3884

Evomit

E‐vom″it (?), v. t. [L. evomitus, p. p. of evomere to vomit forth; e out + vomere.] To vomit.

3885

Evomition

Ev′o‐mi″tion (?), n. The act of vomiting. Swift.

3886

Evulgate

E‐vul″gate (ē̍‐vŭl″gāt) v. t. [L. evulgatus, p. p. of evulgare to publish.] To publish abroad.

3887

Evulgation

Ev′ul‐ga″tion (?), n. A divulging.

3888

Evulsion

E‐vul″sion (ē̍‐vŭl″shŭn), n. [L. evulsio, fr. evellere, evulsum, to pluck out; e out + vellere to pluck; cf. F. évulsion.] The act of plucking out; a rooting out.