develop

/dɪvˈɛləp/

/dɪˈvɛɫəp/

[verb]

to develop

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to change and become stronger or more advanced

synonyms : acquire

get

grow

produce

cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development

synonyms : make grow

work out

synonyms : evolve

germinate

make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation

gain through experience

synonyms : acquire

evolve

come into existence; take on form or shape

synonyms : arise

change the use of and make available or usable

synonyms : build up

elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

synonyms : explicate

formulate

create by training and teaching

synonyms : educate

prepare

train

to start to become progressively greater in quantity, intensity, and size

be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest

become technologically advanced

synonyms : modernise

modernize

grow emotionally or mature

synonyms : grow

generate gradually

(particularly something unpleasant) to begin to happen, exist, or change

synonyms : break

recrudesce

expand in the form of a series

elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme

move into a strategically more advantageous position

move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions

superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry

make visible by means of chemical solutions

to start to have a particular disease or problem

Examples

1. I have recently developed an interest in photography.

2. The startup is developing cutting-edge technology, boldly going where no man has gone before in the quest for innovation.

3. The company hedged its bets by developing a second line of products.

4. Developing a complex software program from scratch within a tight deadline is a herculean task for the development team.

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