develop (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 21 senses of the word *develop*:
VERB	creation	develop	make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
creation	develop, evolve, germinate	work out
change	develop, acquire, evolve	gain through experience
body	develop, grow, produce, get, acquire	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
stative	develop, originate, arise, rise, uprise, spring up, grow	come into existence
change	develop, build up	change the use of and make available or usable
communication	develop, explicate, formulate	elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
cognition	develop, train, prepare, educate	create by training and teaching
change	develop	be gradually disclosed or unfolded
change	develop	grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
change	develop, modernize, modernise	become technologically advanced
change	develop, make grow	cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
creation	develop	generate gradually
change	develop, grow	grow emotionally or mature
perception	develop	make visible by means of chemical solutions
contact	develop	superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
competition	develop	move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
competition	develop	move into a strategically more advantageous position
change	develop	elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
change	develop, break, recrudesce	happen / happen
change	develop	expand in the form of a series

develop > pronunciation
Sounds	dihveh'lahp
Rhymes	archbishop ... worship: 69 rhymes with ahp...

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 1, creation
Meaning	make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather" "They developed a new technique"
Narrower	build	Give form to, according to a plan
Broader	create	Bring into existence
Similar to	evolve, germinate, develop	Work out
Spanish	desarrollar, elaborar
Catalan	desenrotllar, desenvolupar, elaborar
Nouns	development	act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 2, creation
Meaning	Work out.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	Did he develop his major works over a short period of time?
Example	"We have developed a new theory of evolution"
Synonyms	evolve, germinate
Broader	create by mental act, create mentally	Create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
Similar to	develop	make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
Spanish	crear, desarrollar, desenvolupar, evolucionar, germinar
Catalan	desenvolupar, evolucionar

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	gain through experience.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"Children must develop a sense of right and wrong" "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position" "develop a passion for painting"
Synonyms	acquire, evolve
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Similar to	develop	elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
	develop	generate gradually
	explicate, formulate, develop	elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
	grow, develop, produce, get, acquire	Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
Spanish	desarrollar, elaborar, evolucionar
Catalan	desenvolupar-se, desenvolupar, desplegar-se, elaborar, evolucionar

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 4, body
Meaning	Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"The patient developed abdominal pains" "Well-developed breasts"
Synonyms	grow, produce, get, acquire
Narrower	cut	Have grow through the gums
	fledge, feather	Grow feathers
	leaf	produce leaves, of plants
	pod	produce pods, of plants
	pupate	Develop into a pupa
	regrow	Grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption
	spring	Develop suddenly
	sprout, stock	put forth and grow sprouts / sprouts or shoots
	stool, tiller	Grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
	teethe	Grow teeth
	work up, get up	Develop
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Similar to	develop, acquire, evolve	gain through experience
Spanish	adquirir, crecer, cultivar, desarrollar, elaborar, producir
Catalan	adquirir, cultivar, desenvolupar, elaborar, produir
Nouns	development	(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 5, stative
Meaning	Come into existence; take on form or shape.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	originate, arise, rise, uprise, spring up, grow
Narrower	come, follow	To be the product / product or result
	come forth, emerge	happen / happen / happen or occur as a result of something
	head	Take its rise
	resurge	Rise again
	well up, swell	come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
Broader	become	Come into existence
Similar to	develop	Be gradually disclosed or unfolded
Spanish	cultivar, derivar, desarrollarse, elaborar, elevar, originarse, originar, producirse, surgir
Catalan	cultivar, derivar, desenvolupar-se, elaborar, elevar, originar-se, originar, produir-se

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 6, change
Meaning	change the use of and make available or usable.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"develop land" "The country developed its natural resources"
Synonym	build up
Narrower	redevelop	change the plans for the use of (land)
Narrower	settle	Establish or develop as a residence
Broader	better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate	To make better
Similar to	develop, make grow	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
	develop	generate gradually
	modernize, modernise, develop	Become technologically advanced
	train, develop, prepare, educate	create by training and teaching
Spanish	desarrollar
Catalan	desenrotllar, desenvolupar
Nouns	developer	someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)
	development	the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
	development	a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 7, communication
Meaning	elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
Synonyms	explicate, formulate
Narrower	mature	Develop and work out fully in one's mind
Narrower	redevelop, reformulate	formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
Broader	speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose	To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Similar to	develop, acquire, evolve	gain through experience
Similar to	develop	elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
Spanish	desarrollar, elaborar, formular
Catalan	desenvolupar, elaborar, formular

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 8, cognition
Meaning	create by training and teaching.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"we develop the leaders for the future"
Synonyms	train, prepare, educate
Narrower	drill	train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
	housebreak, house-train	train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
	retrain	teach new skills
	toilet-train	train (a small child) to use the toilet
Broader	teach, learn, instruct	Impart skills or knowledge to
Similar to	build up, develop	change the use of and make available or usable
	prepare, groom, train	Educate for a future role or function
	train, prepare	Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
Spanish	adiestrar, amaestrar, capacitar, educar, entrenar, formar, industriar, preparar
Catalan	capacitar, educar, ensinistrar, entrenar, formar, instruir

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 9, change
Meaning	Be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.
Pattern	It ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"The plot developed slowly"
Broader	happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place	Come to pass
Similar to	break, recrudesce, develop	happen / happen
	develop	Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
	originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow	Come into existence
Spanish	desarrollarse, desarrollar
Catalan	desenvolupar-se

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 10, change
Meaning	Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
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"
Caused by	develop, make grow	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
Narrower	adolesce	Become adolescent
	age	Begin to seem older
	bloom, blossom, flower	produce or yield flowers
	blossom, blossom out, blossom forth, unfold	Develop or come to a promising stage / stage
	bud	Develop buds
	build up, work up, build, progress	form or accumulate steadily
	dedifferentiate	Lose specialization in form or function
	differentiate	Become different during development
	evolve	Undergo development or evolution / evolution
	grow	increase in size by natural process
	incubate	Grow under conditions that promote development
	mature, maturate, grow	Develop and reach maturity
	progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up	Develop in a positive way
	senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate	Grow old or older
	spike, spike out	bring forth a spike or spikes
Broader	grow	Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger
Similar to	develop	Be gradually disclosed or unfolded
Spanish	desarrollarse, elaborar
Catalan	desenvolupar-se, desenvolupar, elaborar
Nouns	development	(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 11, change
Meaning	Become technologically advanced.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"
Synonyms	modernize, modernise
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Similar to	build up, develop	change the use of and make available or usable
Spanish	desarrollar, modernizar
Nouns	development	act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 12, change
Meaning	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"The perfect climate here develops the grain" "He developed a new kind of apple"
Synonym	make grow
Cause to	develop	Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
Cause to	grow	Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger
Narrower	discipline, train, check, condition	Develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice
	elaborate, work out	Work out in detail
	foliate	Grow leaves
	grow	Cause to grow or develop
	work out, work up	come up with
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Similar to	build up, develop	change the use of and make available or usable
Spanish	desarrollar, elaborar
Catalan	desenvolupar-se, desenvolupar, elaborar

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 13, creation
Meaning	generate gradually.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"We must develop more potential customers" "develop a market for the new mobile phone"
Narrower	make	favor / favor the development of
Broader	generate, bring forth	Bring into existence
Similar to	build up, develop	change the use of and make available or usable
Similar to	develop, acquire, evolve	gain through experience
Spanish	elaborar, expandir
Catalan	elaborar

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 14, change
Meaning	Grow emotionally or mature.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Model	Sam and Sue develop
Example	"The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"
Synonym	grow
Narrower	make	Develop into
Narrower	outgrow	Grow too large or too mature for
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Spanish	crecer, cultivar, desarrollarse, elaborar
Catalan	créixer, cultivar, desenvolupar-se, elaborar
Nouns	development	a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage / stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 15, perception
Meaning	make visible by means of chemical solutions.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"Please develop this roll of film for me"
Category	photography, picture taking	The act of taking and printing photographs
Category	photography	The process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces
Narrower	redevelop	Develop for a second time, in order to improve the contrast, colour, etc., of a negative or print
	solarize, solarise	reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it
	underdevelop	process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Spanish	elaborar, revelar
Catalan	elaborar, revelar
Nouns	developer	photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film
Nouns	development, developing	processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 16, contact
Meaning	superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	superimpose, superpose, lay over	place on top of

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 17, competition
Meaning	Move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"Spassky developed quickly"
Category	chess, chess game	A board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules
Broader	play	participate in games / games or sport
Similar to	develop	Move into a strategically more advantageous position
Spanish	retroceder
Nouns	development	a state in which things are improving

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 18, competition
Meaning	Move into a strategically more advantageous position.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"develop the rook"
Category	chess, chess game	A board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules
Broader	play	participate in games / games or sport
Similar to	develop	Move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
Spanish	desarrollar
Nouns	development	a state in which things are improving

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 19, change
Meaning	elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"develop the melody and change the key"
Broader	complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate	make more complex, intricate, or richer
Similar to	develop, acquire, evolve	gain through experience
Similar to	explicate, formulate, develop	elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
Catalan	desenvolupar

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 20, change
Meaning	happen / happen.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"Report the news as it develops"
Synonyms	break, recrudesce
Broader	happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place	Come to pass
Similar to	develop	Be gradually disclosed or unfolded
Spanish	desarrollarse, ocurrir, pasar, recrudecerse, suceder
Catalan	donar-se, succeir
Nouns	development	a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

English > *develop*: 21 senses > verb 21, change
Meaning	Expand in the form of a series.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"Develop the function in the following form"
Category	mathematics, math, maths	A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
Broader	expand	make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
Spanish	desarrollar
Catalan	desenvolupar

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