What is the meaning of the word "develop"?
Definitions:
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become technologically advanced
verb
- Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
- Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
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cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
verb
- The perfect climate here develops the grain
- The perfect climate here develops the grain
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change the use of and make available or usable
verb
- develop land
- develop land
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elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
verb
- develop the melody and change the key
- develop the melody and change the key
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elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
verb
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
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generate gradually
verb
- We must develop more potential customers
- We must develop more potential customers
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grow emotionally or mature
verb
- The child developed beautifully in their new kindergarten.
- The child developed beautifully in their new kindergarten.
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grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
verb
- A flower developed on the branch
- A flower developed on the branch
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happen
verb
- Report the news as it develops
- Report the news as it develops
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make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
verb
- My company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather.
- My company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather.
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make visible by means of chemical solutions
verb
- Please develop this roll of film for me
- Please develop this roll of film for me
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move into a strategically more advantageous position
verb
- develop the rook
- develop the rook
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move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
verb
- Spassky developed quickly
- Spassky developed quickly
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work out
verb
- We have developed a new theory of evolution
- We have developed a new theory of evolution
Synonyms:
- acquire
- educate
- evolve
- explicate
- formulate
- germinate
- get
- grow
- make grow
- modernise
- modernize
- operate
- prepare
- rise
- train