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The definition of develop
15 Definitions of: develop
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- verb, to come or bring to a later or more advanced or expanded stage; grow or cause to grow gradually
- verb, to elaborate or work out in detail
- verb, to disclose or unfold (thoughts, a plot, etc) gradually or (of thoughts, etc) to be gradually disclosed or unfolded
- verb, to come or bring into existence; generate or be generated
- verb, to follow as a result (of); ensue (from)
- verb, to contract (a disease or illness)
- verb, to improve the value or change the use of (land), as by building
- verb, to exploit or make available the natural resources of (a country or region)
- verb, photog a) to treat (film, plate, or paper previously exposed to light, or the latent image in such material) with chemical solutions in order to produce a visible image b) to process (photographic material) in order to produce negatives and prints
- verb, biology to progress or cause to progress from simple to complex stages in the growth of an individual or the evolution of a species
- verb, to elaborate upon (a musical theme) by varying the melody, key, etc
- verb, maths to expand (a function or expression) in the form of a series
- verb, geometry to project or roll out (a surface) onto a plane without stretching or shrinking any element
- verb, chess to bring (a piece) into play from its initial position on the back rank
- verb, to disclose or reveal
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of develop