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Develop

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Definitions for Develop

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

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