Definition:
- (v. t.) 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.
- (v. t.) 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.
- (v. t.) To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase; to promote the growth of.
- (v. t.) To change the form of, as of an algebraic expression, by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
- (v. t.) To cause to become visible, as an invisible or latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical agents; to bring to view.
- (v. i.) 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.
- (v. i.) To become apparent gradually; as, a picture on sensitive paper develops on the application of heat; the plans of the conspirators develop.
Compare develop with other words:
develop vs. identify
develop vs. implement
analyze vs. develop
develop vs. foster
develop vs. nourish
develop vs. strengthen
accumulate vs. develop
develop vs. produce
develop vs. devote
develop vs. oversee
develop vs. operate
develop vs. implementation
develop vs. manufacture
develop vs. inculcate
develop vs. generate
develop vs. evolute
develop vs. engage
develop vs. elaborate
consign vs. develop
become vs. develop
develop vs. osteogen
chrysotype vs. develop
carpogenic vs. develop
develop vs. nondevelopment
develop vs. developable
develop vs. exploit
develop vs. transition
creat vs. develop
develop vs. generalize
develop vs. facilitate
develop vs. production
develop vs. enlarge
content vs. develop
develop vs. spend
develop vs. found
develop vs. engender
develop vs. structure
develop vs. hone
develop vs. refine
develop vs. incipient
develop vs. immature
advance vs. develop
develop vs. expand
develop vs. nurture
develop vs. developed
develop vs. setup
develop vs. train
develop vs. developmental
develop vs. mobile
develop vs. perform
accomplish vs. develop
develop vs. strategy
develop vs. invent
develop vs. grow
develop vs. null
develop vs. devise
develop vs. raise
develop vs. workout
develop vs. discover
develop vs. evaluate
develop vs. enable
affect vs. develop
amend vs. develop
develop vs. transform
design vs. develop
develop vs. polaroid
develop vs. enripen
arrested vs. develop
develop vs. thrive
callow vs. develop
assess vs. develop
checker vs. develop
develop vs. promising
develop vs. vitality
develop vs. ovule
develop vs. unfold
develop vs. make
conceive vs. develop
develop vs. vestigial
develop vs. repress
develop vs. enhance
develop vs. improve
develop vs. evolve
develop vs. till
develop vs. germ
develop vs. soup
develop vs. developing
develop vs. pack
develop vs. open
actively vs. develop
develop vs. piece
develop vs. place
develop vs. film
develop vs. photographic
create vs. develop
develop vs. image
develop vs. sequence
develop vs. progress
develop vs. direction
change vs. develop
develop vs. development
berry vs. develop
develop vs. developer
develop vs. together
build vs. develop