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develop in WordNet English dictionaryverb- 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 develop 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" develop acquire evolve
- 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 develop uprise spring up grow
- happen
"Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" break recrudesce develop
- 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 develop
- 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" develop
- 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" develop make grow
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
"The plot developed slowly"; develop
- become technologically advanced
"Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly" modernize modernise develop
- 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" develop grow
- expand in the form of a series
"Develop the function in the following form" develop
- 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" develop
- create by training and teaching
"The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" train develop prepare educate
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
"Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" explicate formulate develop
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
"develop the rook" develop
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
"Spassky developed quickly" develop
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
develop
- work out
"We have developed a new theory of evolution" evolve germinate develop
- 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" develop
- generate gradually
"We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone" develop
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
"Please develop this roll of film for me" develop
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