Definitions for develop
develop
de·vel·op
Spelling: [dih-vel-uh p]
IPA: /dɪˈvɛl əp/
Develop is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 111 anagrams from letters in develop (deelopv).
Definitions for develop
verb (used with object)
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to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state:
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to cause to grow or expand:
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to elaborate or expand in detail:
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to bring into being or activity; generate; evolve.
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Drafting. to transfer the details of (a more or less two-dimensional design, pattern, or the like) from one surface, especially one that is prismatic or cylindrical, onto another, usually planar, in such a way that the distances between points remain the same.
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Biology.
to cause to go through the process of natural evolution from a previous and lower stage.
to cause to progress from an embryonic to an adult form.
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Mathematics. to express in an extended form, as in a series.
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Music. to unfold, by various technical means, the inherent possibilities of (a theme).
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Photography.
to render visible (the latent image on an exposed film or the like).
to treat (an exposed film or the like) with chemicals so as to render the latent image visible.
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Chess. to bring (a piece) into effective play, especially during the initial phase of a game when pieces are moved from their original position on the board:
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Mining. to prepare (a new mine) for working by digging access openings and building necessary structures.
verb (used without object)
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to grow into a more mature or advanced state; advance; expand:
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to come gradually into existence or operation; be evolved.
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to be disclosed; become evident or manifest:
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to undergo developing, as a photographic film.
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Biology.
to progress from an embryonic to an adult form.
to progress from earlier to later stages of ontogeny or phylogeny.
to reach sexual maturity.
Origin of develop
1585-95; Middle French développer, Old French desveloper, equivalent to des- dis-1 + voloper to wrap up; see envelop
Examples for develop
Therefore, we should—you guessed it—develop the Canadian tar sands and build the Keystone pipeline.
And really they have taken me so long to develop, that here we are at home.
Without her influence no process of recording events can develop into a history.
You shall now, if I have misapprehended you not, develop a new strongness of the character.
There are some potential solutions, but all of them mean spending more money to develop new missiles.
They were also places for local artists to develop new works.
Though conversational and often witty, his meandering phrases become increasingly unpredictable as they develop.
It is to develop that position, and be—hum—worthy of that position.
I'm not sure whether we'd ever develop two different versions simultaneously.
A few may be allowed to remain and develop for use as beets.