develop

(verb) 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."

(verb) work out. Synonyms: evolve, germinate. Examples: "We have developed a new theory of evolution."

(verb) gain through experience. Synonyms: acquire, evolve. 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."

(verb) come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes). Synonyms: grow, produce, get, acquire. Examples: "He grew a beard." "The patient developed abdominal pains." "I got funny spots all over my body." "Well-developed breasts."

(verb) come into existence; take on form or shape. Synonyms: originate, arise, rise, uprise, spring up, grow. 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."

(verb) change the use of and make available or usable. Synonyms: build up. Examples: "Develop land." "The country developed its natural resources." "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up."

(verb) elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses. Synonyms: explicate, formulate. Examples: "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis."

(verb) create by training and teaching. Synonyms: train, prepare, educate. Examples: "The old master is training world-class violinists." "We develop the leaders for the future."

(verb) be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest. Examples: "The plot developed slowly";."

(verb) 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."

(verb) become technologically advanced. Synonyms: modernize, modernise. Examples: "Many countries in asia are now developing at a very fast pace." "Viet nam is modernizing rapidly."

(verb) cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. Synonyms: make grow. Examples: "The perfect climate here develops the grain." "He developed a new kind of apple."

(verb) generate gradually. Examples: "We must develop more potential customers." "Develop a market for the new mobile phone."

(verb) grow emotionally or mature. Synonyms: grow. 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."

(verb) make visible by means of chemical solutions. Examples: "Please develop this roll of film for me."

(verb) superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry.

(verb) move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions. Examples: "Spassky developed quickly."

(verb) move into a strategically more advantageous position. Examples: "Develop the rook."

(verb) 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."

(verb) happen. Synonyms: break, recrudesce. Examples: "Report the news as it develops." "These political movements recrudesce from time to time."

(verb) expand in the form of a series. Examples: "Develop the function in the following form."