develop
develop is a 7-letter English word with 28 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power.
- transitive verb. To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to bring through a succession of states or stages, each of which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a flower; to develop the mind.
- transitive verb. To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase; to promote the growth of.
- transitive verb. To change the form of, as of an algebraic expression, by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
- transitive verb. To cause to become visible, as an invisible or latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical agents; to bring to view.
- intransitive verb. To go through a process of natural evolution or growth, by successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more highly organized state; to advance from a simpler form of existence to one more complex either in structure or function; as, a blossom develops from a bud; the seed develops into a plant; the embryo develops into a well-formed animal; the mind develops year by year.
- intransitive verb. To become apparent gradually; as, a picture on sensitive paper develops on the application of heat; the plans of the conspirators develop.
- verb. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
"He grew a beard"
"The patient developed abdominal pains"
- verb. change the use of and make available or usable
"develop land"
"The country developed its natural resources"
- verb. expand in the form of a series
"Develop the function in the following form"
- verb. 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"
- verb. 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"
- verb. happen
"Report the news as it develops"
"These political movements recrudesce from time to time"
- verb. be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
"The plot developed slowly"
- verb. 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"
- verb. become technologically advanced
"Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"
"Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"
- verb. 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"
- verb. gain through experience
"I acquired a strong aversion to television"
"Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"
- verb. create by training and teaching
"The old master is training world-class violinists"
"we develop the leaders for the future"
- verb. elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
"Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
- verb. move into a strategically more advantageous position
"develop the rook"
- verb. move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
"Spassky developed quickly"
- verb. superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- verb. generate gradually
"We must develop more potential customers"
"develop a market for the new mobile phone"
- verb. work out
"We have developed a new theory of evolution"
- verb. 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"
- verb. make visible by means of chemical solutions
"Please develop this roll of film for me"
- verb. come into existence; take on form or shape
"A new religious movement originated in that country"
"a love that sprang up from friendship"
Synonyms
acquire, get, grow, produce, break, recrudesce, modernise, modernize, evolve, educate, prepare, train, explicate, formulate, germinate, arise, originate, rise, uprise
Common word forms
develops, developed, developer, developes, developing, developable, development
Words from these letters
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