develop
When something develops, it grows. And if you develop something, you create it. Your cold might develop into a rare disease, and you might just develop the vaccine to stop its spread.
Develop is a verb that means to build up, grow, or improve gradually over time. A developer is someone who develops land into shopping malls, schools, and skyscrapers. The process can take months, but eventually they will transform a pile of dirt into a building. Many years ago, people would develop photographs by dipping them into various chemicals. As the pictures developed, an image would gradually appear.
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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”-
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differentiate
become different during development
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dedifferentiate
lose specialization in form or function
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grow
increase in size by natural process
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age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce
grow old or older
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age
begin to seem older; get older
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advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up
develop in a positive way
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grow, maturate, mature
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
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evolve
undergo development or evolution
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adolesce
become adolescent; pass through adolescence
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build, build up, progress, work up
form or accumulate steadily
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incubate
grow under conditions that promote development
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blossom, blossom forth, blossom out, unfold
develop or come to a promising stage
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bloom, blossom, flower
produce or yield flowers
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spike, spike out
bring forth a spike or spikes
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bud
develop buds
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cut
grow through the gums
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ancylose, ankylose
undergo ankylosis
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differentiate, specialise, specialize, speciate
evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
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undergrow
grow below something
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exfoliate
grow by producing or unfolding leaves
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vegetate
grow like a plant
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vegetate
produce vegetation
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twin
grow as twins
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turn
become officially one year older
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climb
improve one’s social status
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leapfrog
progress by large jumps instead of small increments
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fossilise, fossilize
become mentally inflexible
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ripen
grow ripe
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find, find oneself
accept and make use of one’s personality, abilities, and situation
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derive
come from
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burst forth, effloresce
come into or as if into flower
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bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud
produce buds, branches, or germinate
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grow up
become an adult
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dote
be foolish or senile due to old age
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grow
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
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come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
“The patient
developed abdominal pains”“Well-
developed breasts”-
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feather, fledge
grow feathers
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regrow
grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption
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spring
develop suddenly
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sprout, stock
put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
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stool, tiller
grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
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leaf
produce leaves, of plants
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pod
produce pods, of plants
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teethe
grow teeth; cut the baby teeth
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pupate
develop into a pupa
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get up, work up
develop
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cut
have grow through the gums
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change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one’s or its original nature
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be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
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happen
“Report the news as it
develops”-
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come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place
come to pass
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come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place
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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”-
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build up
change the use of and make available or usable
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grow
cause to grow or develop
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work out, work up
come up with
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elaborate, work out
work out in detail
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foliate
grow leaves
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check, condition, discipline, train
develop (children’s) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
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vegetate
establish vegetation on
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culture
grow in a special preparation
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rotate
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
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swell
cause to become swollen
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germinate
cause to grow or sprout
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root
cause to take roots
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mortify
practice self-denial of one’s body and appetites
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build up
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gain through experience
“Children must
develop a sense of right and wrong”“Dave
developed leadership qualities in his new position”“develop a passion for painting”-
acquire, get, grow, produce
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
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explicate, formulate
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
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change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one’s or its original nature
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acquire, get, grow, produce
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elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
“Could you
develop the ideas in your thesis”-
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mature
develop and work out fully in one’s mind
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redevelop, reformulate
formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
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conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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mature
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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
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create by training and teaching
“we
develop the leaders for the future”-
build up
change the use of and make available or usable
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prepare, train
undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
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groom, prepare, train
educate for a future role or function
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retrain
teach new skills
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drill
train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
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house-train, housebreak
train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
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toilet-train
train (a small child) to use the toilet
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build up
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generate gradually
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grow emotionally or mature
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come into existence; take on form or shape
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resurge
rise again
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come forth, emerge
happen or occur as a result of something
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come, follow
to be the product or result
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swell, well up
come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
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head
take its rise
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break
come forth or begin from a state of latency
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become
come into existence
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make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
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work out
“We have
developed a new theory of evolution”-
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create by mental act, create mentally
create mentally and abstractly rather than with one’s hands
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create by mental act, create mentally
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become technologically advanced
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change the use of and make available or usable
“develop land”“The country
developed its natural resources”-
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move one’s pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
“Spassky
developed quickly”-
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play
participate in games or sport
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play
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move into a strategically more advantageous position
“develop the rook”-
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play
participate in games or sport
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play
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make visible by means of chemical solutions
“Please
develop this roll of film for me”-
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solarise, solarize
reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it
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underdevelop
process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature
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redevelop
develop for a second time, in order to improve the contrast, colour, etc., of a negative or print
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solarise, solarize
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superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
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lay over, superimpose, superpose
place on top of
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lay over, superimpose, superpose
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expand in the form of a series
“Develop the function in the following form”-
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expand
make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
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expand