ē-volō āvī, ātus, āre, to fly out, fly away, fly up: ex quercu (aquila): sic evolat ales, O.

—To come forth quickly, rush forth, hasten out: ex omnibus partibus silvae, Cs.: e conspectu: e poenā, to escape: rus ex urbe.

—Fig., to escape, fly away, flee: ii, quorum animi, spretis corporibus, evolant foras. ex istorum insidiis.

— To mount, ascend, rise: altius, reach a higher rank: sic evolavit oratio, ut, etc.