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de·vel·op
verb
also de·vel·ope \də̇ˈveləp, dēˈ-\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: French développer, from Old French desveloper, desvoleper, desvoloper, from des- de- + veloper, voleper, voloper to wrap up
transitive verb
1.
a. : unfold, unfurl — used only as a past participle and now only of flags
b. : to change the form of (a surface) by applying point by point to a specified surface; specifically : to unroll (a developable surface) on a plane in this way without stretching any element
c. : to lay out (as a representation) in or evolve (as an idea) into a clear, full, and explicit presentation (as in a drawing or specification); specifically : to determine (as by calculating or drafting) the precise size and shape of (a sheet metal blank from which an article is to be formed)
2. : to make clear by or as if by unfolding some enclosing, enveloping, or obscuring cover
3.
a. : expound, explain
< developing the thesis with great skill >
b. : to make visible or manifest
c. : to treat (as a dye intermediate applied to a fiber) with an agent to cause the appearance of color : subject (as a fiber impregnated with dye intermediate) to the action of an agent to produce color; also : to produce (color or color-producing dye) by such a method
d. : to cause (writing in secret ink) to become visible (as by the action of heat or chemicals)
e. : to subject (exposed photograph material) to a usually chemical treatment designed to produce a visible deposit in matter previously modified by radiation; also : to render (a photographic image) visible by such a method
f. obsolete : disclose, reveal; also : detect, discover
g. : to express (as a mathematical equation or a formula) in expanded form
h. : to elaborate (a piece of music) by means of development
4. : to open up : cause to become more completely unfolded so as to reveal hidden or unexpected qualities or potentialities
5.
a. : to make (something latent) active : cause to increase or improve : promote the growth of
< he developed his muscles by exercise, his mind by reading and study >
b. : to make actually available or usable (something previously only potentially available or usable)
< developing the natural resources of the region >
< an engine that develops 100 horsepower >
as
(1) : to convert (as raw land) into an area suitable for residential or business purposes
< they developed several large tracts on the edge of town >
also : to alter raw land into (an area suitable for building)
< the subdivisions that they developed were soon built up >
(2) : to prepare (a mineral-bearing deposit) for the extraction of ore (as by driving mine workings and passageways and providing power, ventilation, and other equipment)
c. : to move (a chess piece) from the original position to one providing more opportunity for effective use
< developed the rook as soon as possible >
6.
a. : to cause to unfold gradually : conduct through a succession of states or changes each of which is preparatory for the next
< he developed his argument point by point >
b. : to expand by a process of growth
< a precocious child that developed mature breasts when 8 years old >
< they developed a strong militant organization >
c. : to cause to grow and differentiate along lines natural to its kind
< warm rains and summer suns develop the grain >
< the zygote is gradually developed into the adult plant or animal >
7. : to acquire usually gradually
< developing a taste for dry wines >
< he developed a strong dislike for his mother-in-law >
often : to have (something) unfold or differentiate within one — used especially of diseases and abnormalities
< too many children developed tuberculosis >
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to go through a process of natural growth, differentiation, or evolution by successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more highly organized state : advance from a simpler form or state of existence to one more complex either in structure or function
< a blossom develops from a bud >
< the fever develops normally >
< the embryo develops into a well-formed animal >
b. : to acquire secondary sex characters
< she is developing rapidly for a girl of 12 >
c. : evolve, differentiate; broadly : grow
2.
a. : to become gradually visible or manifest
< as the photographic negative develops >
< his interest developed as he watched her >
b. : to become apparent : come to light
< it develops that neither one paid the bill >
< they waited to see what would develop next >
3. : to develop one's pieces in chess
Synonyms: see mature, unfold |