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Words with a similar base: develop

'develop'

[develop.v.01] as in: make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation

Examples:
Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather
They developed a new technique

'develop'

[evolve.v.01] as in: work out

Examples:
We have developed a new theory of evolution

'develop'

[develop.v.03] as in: gain through experience

Examples:
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'

[grow.v.08] as in: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

Examples:
He grew a beard
The patient developed abdominal pains
I got funny spots all over my body
Well-developed breasts

'develop'

[originate.v.01] as in: come into existence; take on form or shape

Examples:
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

'develop'

[build_up.v.05] as in: change the use of and make available or usable

Examples:
develop land
The country developed its natural resources
The remote areas of the country were gradually built up

'develop'

[explicate.v.02] as in: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

Examples:
Could you develop the ideas in your thesis

'develop'

[train.v.01] as in: create by training and teaching

Examples:
The old master is training world-class violinists
we develop the leaders for the future

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[develop.v.09] as in: be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest

Examples:
The plot developed slowly

'develop'

[develop.v.10] as in: grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment

Examples:
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'

[modernize.v.02] as in: become technologically advanced

Examples:
Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly

'develop'

[develop.v.12] as in: cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development

Examples:
The perfect climate here develops the grain
He developed a new kind of apple

'develop'

[develop.v.13] as in: generate gradually

Examples:
We must develop more potential customers
develop a market for the new mobile phone

'develop'

[develop.v.14] as in: grow emotionally or mature

Examples:
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'

[develop.v.15] as in: make visible by means of chemical solutions

Examples:
Please develop this roll of film for me

'develop'

[develop.v.16] as in: superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry

'develop'

[develop.v.17] as in: move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions

Examples:
Spassky developed quickly

'develop'

[develop.v.18] as in: move into a strategically more advantageous position

Examples:
develop the rook

'develop'

[develop.v.19] as in: elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme

Examples:
develop the melody and change the key

'develop'

[break.v.53] as in: happen

Examples:
Report the news as it develops
These political movements recrudesce from time to time

'develop'

[develop.v.21] as in: expand in the form of a series

Examples:
Develop the function in the following form

Origins

					develop (English)
└── développer (French)
    └── desveloper (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
        └── desveloper (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
            ├── des- (French)
            └── veloper (French)