evolve vs narrow

evolve

verb
  • To change; transform. 

  • Of a population, to acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution. 

  • To give off (gas, such as oxygen or carbon dioxide during a reaction). 

  • To move in regular procession through a system. 

  • To come into being; develop. 

  • Of a trait, to develop within a population via biological evolution. 

  • Of a population, to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution. 

  • To cause something to change or transform. 

narrow

noun
  • A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water. 

adj
  • Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide. 

  • Having a small margin or degree. 

  • Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish. 

  • Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. 

  • Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude. 

  • Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed. 

  • Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact. 

verb
  • To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one. 

  • To reduce in width or extent; to contract. 

  • To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values. 

  • To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look. 

  • To get narrower. 

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