develop
VERB:
1. to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state:
to develop natural resources; to develop one's musical talent.
2. to cause to grow or expand:
to develop one's muscles.
3. to elaborate or expand in detail:
to develop a theory.
4. to bring into being or activity; generate; evolve.
5. to grow into a more mature or advanced state; advance; expand:
She is developing into a good reporter.
6. to come gradually into existence or operation; be evolved.
7. to be disclosed; become evident or manifest:
The plot of the novel developed slowly.
8. to come or bring to a later or more advanced or expanded stage; grow or cause to grow gradually.
9. to elaborate or work out in detail.
10. to disclose or unfold (thoughts, a plot, etc) gradually or (of thoughts, etc) to be gradually disclosed or unfolded.
11. to come or bring into existence; generate or be generated:
he developed a new faith in God.
12. to follow as a result (of); ensue (from):
a row developed following the chairman's remarks.
13. to progress from earlier to later stages of a life cycle.
14. to progress from earlier to later or from simpler to more complex stages of evolution.
15. to aid in the growth of; strengthen.
16. to grow by degrees into a more advanced or mature state.
17. to set forth or make clear by degrees or in detail; expound:
develop a thesis.
18. to make visible or manifest:
developed the scene in her mind.
19. to work out the possibilities of:
develop an idea.
20. to create or produce especially by deliberate effort over time:
develop new ways of doing business; develop software.
21. to make active or promote the growth of:
developed his muscles; developing your mental abilities.
22. to make available or usable:
develop natural resources.
23. to cause to evolve or unfold gradually; to lead or conduct (something) through a succession of states or changes each of which is preparatory for the next:
developed his argument.
24. to expand by a process of growth:
working to develop the company further.
25. to acquire gradually:
develop an appreciation for ballet.
26. to become gradually manifest:
the facts that developed over the next few days.
27. to come into being gradually:
the situation developing in eastern Europe.
28. turn out:
it developed that no one had paid the bill.
Examples:
She has been exercising regularly to develop her back muscles. // The story was later developed into a novel. —Merriam-Webster.
in mathematics:
1. to express in an extended form, as in a series.
2. to expand (a function or expression) in the form of a series.
in geometry, specifically:
to project or roll out (a surface) onto a plane without stretching or shrinking any element.
of a disease:
1. to contract (a disease or illness).
2. to become affected with a disease; contract.
3. to become infected or affected by:
developed pneumonia.
of land, a country, etc:
1. to improve the value or change the use of (land), as by building.
2. to exploit or make available the natural resources of (a country or region).
3. to make suitable for commercial or residential purposes:
develop land.
in biology:
1. to cause to go through the process of natural evolution from a previous and lower stage.
2. to cause to progress from an embryonic to an adult form.
3. to progress from an embryonic to an adult form.
4. to progress from earlier to later stages of ontogeny or phylogeny.
5. to reach sexual maturity.
6. to progress or cause to progress from simple to complex stages in the growth of an individual or the evolution of a species.
7. to cause to grow and differentiate along lines natural to its kind:
more rain will be needed to develop the plants properly.
in music:
1. to unfold, by various technical means, the inherent possibilities of (a theme).
2. to elaborate upon (a musical theme) by varying the melody, key, etc.
in photography, etc:
1. to render visible (the latent image on an exposed film or the like).
2. to treat (an exposed film or the like) with chemicals so as to render the latent image visible.
3. to undergo developing, as a photographic film.
in chess:
1. to bring (a piece) into effective play, especially during the initial phase of a game when pieces are moved from their original position on the board:
He developed his rook by castling.
2. to bring (a piece) into play from its initial position on the back rank.
3. to move (a chess piece) from the original position to one providing more opportunity for effective use:
develop the rook.
in mining:
to prepare (a new mine) for working by digging access openings and building necessary structures.
of dyeing:
to treat with an agent to cause the appearance of color.
in drafting:
to transfer the details of (a more or less two-dimensional design, pattern, or the like) from one surface, especially one that is prismatic or cylindrical, onto another, usually planar, in such a way that the distances between points remain the same.
obsolete:
to disclose or reveal.
Origin:
1585–95; < Middle French développer, Old French desveloper, equivalent to des- dis-1 + voloper to wrap up; see envelop. British dictionary: C19: from Old French desveloper to unwrap, from des- dis- 1 + veloper to wrap; see envelop. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of develop: 1714. History and Etymology for develop: French développer, from Old French desveloper, desvoluper to unwrap, expose, from des- de- + envoloper to enclose — more at envelop. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
1. to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state:
to develop natural resources; to develop one's musical talent.
2. to cause to grow or expand:
to develop one's muscles.
3. to elaborate or expand in detail:
to develop a theory.
4. to bring into being or activity; generate; evolve.
5. to grow into a more mature or advanced state; advance; expand:
She is developing into a good reporter.
6. to come gradually into existence or operation; be evolved.
7. to be disclosed; become evident or manifest:
The plot of the novel developed slowly.
8. to come or bring to a later or more advanced or expanded stage; grow or cause to grow gradually.
9. to elaborate or work out in detail.
10. to disclose or unfold (thoughts, a plot, etc) gradually or (of thoughts, etc) to be gradually disclosed or unfolded.
11. to come or bring into existence; generate or be generated:
he developed a new faith in God.
12. to follow as a result (of); ensue (from):
a row developed following the chairman's remarks.
13. to progress from earlier to later stages of a life cycle.
14. to progress from earlier to later or from simpler to more complex stages of evolution.
15. to aid in the growth of; strengthen.
16. to grow by degrees into a more advanced or mature state.
17. to set forth or make clear by degrees or in detail; expound:
develop a thesis.
18. to make visible or manifest:
developed the scene in her mind.
19. to work out the possibilities of:
develop an idea.
20. to create or produce especially by deliberate effort over time:
develop new ways of doing business; develop software.
21. to make active or promote the growth of:
developed his muscles; developing your mental abilities.
22. to make available or usable:
develop natural resources.
23. to cause to evolve or unfold gradually; to lead or conduct (something) through a succession of states or changes each of which is preparatory for the next:
developed his argument.
24. to expand by a process of growth:
working to develop the company further.
25. to acquire gradually:
develop an appreciation for ballet.
26. to become gradually manifest:
the facts that developed over the next few days.
27. to come into being gradually:
the situation developing in eastern Europe.
28. turn out:
it developed that no one had paid the bill.
Examples:
She has been exercising regularly to develop her back muscles. // The story was later developed into a novel. —Merriam-Webster.
in mathematics:
1. to express in an extended form, as in a series.
2. to expand (a function or expression) in the form of a series.
in geometry, specifically:
to project or roll out (a surface) onto a plane without stretching or shrinking any element.
of a disease:
1. to contract (a disease or illness).
2. to become affected with a disease; contract.
3. to become infected or affected by:
developed pneumonia.
of land, a country, etc:
1. to improve the value or change the use of (land), as by building.
2. to exploit or make available the natural resources of (a country or region).
3. to make suitable for commercial or residential purposes:
develop land.
in biology:
1. to cause to go through the process of natural evolution from a previous and lower stage.
2. to cause to progress from an embryonic to an adult form.
3. to progress from an embryonic to an adult form.
4. to progress from earlier to later stages of ontogeny or phylogeny.
5. to reach sexual maturity.
6. to progress or cause to progress from simple to complex stages in the growth of an individual or the evolution of a species.
7. to cause to grow and differentiate along lines natural to its kind:
more rain will be needed to develop the plants properly.
in music:
1. to unfold, by various technical means, the inherent possibilities of (a theme).
2. to elaborate upon (a musical theme) by varying the melody, key, etc.
in photography, etc:
1. to render visible (the latent image on an exposed film or the like).
2. to treat (an exposed film or the like) with chemicals so as to render the latent image visible.
3. to undergo developing, as a photographic film.
in chess:
1. to bring (a piece) into effective play, especially during the initial phase of a game when pieces are moved from their original position on the board:
He developed his rook by castling.
2. to bring (a piece) into play from its initial position on the back rank.
3. to move (a chess piece) from the original position to one providing more opportunity for effective use:
develop the rook.
in mining:
to prepare (a new mine) for working by digging access openings and building necessary structures.
of dyeing:
to treat with an agent to cause the appearance of color.
in drafting:
to transfer the details of (a more or less two-dimensional design, pattern, or the like) from one surface, especially one that is prismatic or cylindrical, onto another, usually planar, in such a way that the distances between points remain the same.
obsolete:
to disclose or reveal.
Origin:
1585–95; < Middle French développer, Old French desveloper, equivalent to des- dis-1 + voloper to wrap up; see envelop. British dictionary: C19: from Old French desveloper to unwrap, from des- dis- 1 + veloper to wrap; see envelop. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of develop: 1714. History and Etymology for develop: French développer, from Old French desveloper, desvoluper to unwrap, expose, from des- de- + envoloper to enclose — more at envelop. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.