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