develop
Meaning of develop
verb
- grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.
motion pictures were to develop into mass entertainment
enabling individuals to develop their personal skills
- start to exist, experience, or possess.
a strange closeness developed
I developed an interest in law
call the doctor if your child develops a rash
- treat (a photographic film) with chemicals to make a visible image.
she came to get the film developed
- bring (a piece) into play from its initial position on a player's back rank.
he preferred to develop his bishop on e7
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘unfold, unfurl’): from French développer, based on Latin dis- ‘un-’ + a second element of unknown origin found also in envelop.
Information about develop
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of develop is: develops.
- Languages in which develop is used:
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Hyphenation of develop
de-velop
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- develop is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
develop synonyms
Meaning evolve:
Meaning acquire:
Meaning grow:
Meaning originate:
originate, arise, rise, uprise, grow
Meaning explicate:
Meaning train:
Meaning modernize:
Meaning break:
Meaning (of a person or thing) become fully grown or developed:
Meaning become or make larger or more extensive:
Meaning make or become larger or more extensive:
Meaning extend over a large or increasing area:
Meaning make or cause to make progress:
Meaning develop towards an improved or more advanced condition:
Meaning succeed in material terms; be financially successful:
Meaning achieve the desired aim or result:
Meaning (of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously:
Meaning (of a living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment:
Meaning mature or develop in a promising or healthy way:
Meaning produce flowers; be in flower:
Meaning begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish:
Meaning cause (a process or action) to begin:
Meaning bring about or initiate (an action or event):
Meaning introduce or establish (a scheme, undertaking, or policy):
Meaning begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period):
Meaning create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of:
Meaning bring together parts or combine to create (something):
Meaning set up on a firm or permanent basis:
Meaning make into a particular form:
Meaning produce or create:
Meaning commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on:
Meaning begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space:
Meaning come into being or have its starting point at a certain time or place:
Meaning come into sight; become visible or noticeable, especially without apparent cause:
Meaning reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey:
Meaning move out of or away from something and become visible:
Meaning (of a volcano) become active and eject lava, ash, and gases:
Meaning (of events or information) gradually develop or be revealed:
Meaning happen after (something else) as a consequence:
Meaning take place; occur:
Meaning occur or follow as the consequence of something:
Meaning happen or occur afterwards or as a result:
Meaning begin:
Meaning catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent):
Meaning contract (an illness) through infection or contagion:
Translation of develop
- French: développer
- Spanish: desarrollar, revelar, adquirir, preparar, entrenar
- Portuguese: desenvolver
- German: entwickeln
- Italian: sviluppare, insegnare, educare, istruire, esercitare, allenare, formare
Words that rhyme with develop
codevelop, disenvelop, disvelop, envelop, misdevelop, overdevelop, predevelop, preenvelop, redevelop, underdevelop, neuroencephalomyelop
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