Before revision: Évolué (, "evolved one" or "developed one" ) is a French label used during the colonial era to refer to an African who had "evolved" by becoming Europeanised through education or assimilation and had accepted European values and patterns of behavior .
After revision: Évolué (, "evolved one" or "developed one" ) is a colonial-era French term used to refer to an African who had "evolved" by becoming Westernised (i.e., Europeanised) through education or assimilation , acceptingpersonas the highest societal standard European values and patterns of behavior .