Definition of Develop

Verb

• expand in the form of a series
  "Develop the function in the following form"
  
• happen
  "Report the news as it develops"
  "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"
  break recrudesce
• elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
  "develop the melody and change the key"
  
• move into a strategically more advantageous position
  "develop the rook"
  
• move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
  "Spassky developed quickly"
  
• superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
  
• make visible by means of chemical solutions
  "Please develop this roll of film for me"
  
• grow emotionally or mature
  "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"
  "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"
  grow
• generate gradually
  "We must develop more potential customers"
  "develop a market for the new mobile phone"
  
• cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
  "The perfect climate here develops the grain"
  "He developed a new kind of apple"
  - make grow
• become technologically advanced
  "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"
  "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"
  modernize modernise
• grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
  "A flower developed on the branch"
  "The country developed into a mighty superpower"
  "The embryo develops into a fetus"
  "This situation has developed over a long time"
  
• be gradually disclosed or unfolded
  become manifest
  "The plot developed slowly"
  
  
• create by training and teaching
  "The old master is training world-class violinists"
  "we develop the leaders for the future"
  train prepare educate
• elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
  "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
  explicate formulate
• change the use of and make available or usable
  "develop land"
  "The country developed its natural resources"
  "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"
  - build up
• come into existence
  take on form or shape
  "A new religious movement originated in that country"
  "a love that sprang up from friendship"
  "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"
  "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
  originate arise rise uprise - spring up grow
• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
  "He grew a beard"
  "The patient developed abdominal pains"
  "I got funny spots all over my body"
  "Well-developed breasts"
  grow produce get acquire
• gain through experience
  "I acquired a strong aversion to television"
  "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"
  "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"
  "develop a passion for painting"
  acquire evolve
• work out
  "We have developed a new theory of evolution"
  evolve germinate
• make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
  "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"
  "They developed a new technique"
  

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