Evolve and Lose

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Evolve verb - To gradually become clearer or more detailed.

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Lose is an antonym for evolve in develop topic.

Nearby Words: evolution, evolving

Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.

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Evolve is an antonym for lose.

Nearby Words: loser, losing

humanity	evolve humanity	lose humanity
ability	evolve ability	lose ability
mind	evolve mind	lose mind
power	evolve power	lose power
Other words: life, race, time, way, level, times, points, skills, powers, weapons.

In another sense of the trope, if you're raising a certain Pokémon, it can lose certain attacks forever if you evolve it too early (or too late in the games without the Move Tutor).

Source: Lost Forever / Role-Playing Game
When that gets botched by Touma, he later hijacks the same Misaka Network and forces Mikoto to evolve towards Level 6,knowing fully well that the entire city could be obliterated and that she would lose all control and self-destruct as soon as she reached that point.

Source: Mad Scientist / Anime and Manga

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