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develop - 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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grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
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differentiate become distinct and acquire a different character
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dedifferentiate lose specialization in form or function
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grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
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age,
get on,
maturate,
mature,
senesce begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
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age begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
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advance,
come along,
come on,
get along,
get on,
progress,
shape up rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
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grow,
maturate,
mature come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
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evolve undergo development or evolution; "Modern man evolved a long time ago"
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adolesce become adolescent; pass through adolescence; "The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12"
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build,
build up,
progress,
work up develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
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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; "Youth blossomed into maturity"
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bloom,
blossom,
flower produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"
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spike,
spike out manifest a sharp increase; "the voltage spiked"
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develop expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
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bud start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship"
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develop - 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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develop expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
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grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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build up,
develop enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"
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grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
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work out,
work up come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client"
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elaborate,
work out work out in detail; "elaborate a plan"
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foliate grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring"
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check,
condition,
discipline,
train make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
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develop - make visible by means of chemical solutions; "Please develop this roll of film for me" |
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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photography the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
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photography,
picture taking the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
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solarise,
solarize overexpose to sunlight; "be careful not to solarize the photographic film"
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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; "These photos are underdeveloped"
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redevelop change the plans for the use of (land)
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develop - gain through experience; "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" |
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acquire,
evolve |
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acquire,
develop,
get,
grow,
produce win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
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develop,
explicate,
formulate expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
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develop expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
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develop expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
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change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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develop - be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly"; |
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come about,
fall out,
go on,
hap,
happen,
occur,
pass,
pass off,
take place have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"
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develop - grow emotionally or mature; "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" |
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grow |
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change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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outgrow grow too large or too mature for; "I have outgrown these clothes"; "She outgrew her childish habits"
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make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
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develop - move into a strategically more advantageous position; "develop the rook" |
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develop expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
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play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
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chess,
chess game a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
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develop - move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions; "Spassky developed quickly" |
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play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
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chess,
chess game a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
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develop - generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone" |
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bring forth,
generate bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"
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build up,
develop enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"
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acquire,
develop,
evolve win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
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make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
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develop - make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique" |
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create create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
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build develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
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develop - elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme; "develop the melody and change the key" |
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develop,
explicate,
formulate expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
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complicate,
elaborate,
rarify,
refine make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
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acquire,
develop,
evolve win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
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develop - expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form" |
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expand become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"
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math,
mathematics,
maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
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develop - superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry |
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lay over,
superimpose,
superpose interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil"
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