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develop

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develop (develops, present participle developing; past and past participle developed)

(intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
Let's see how things develop and then make our decision.
(ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
Isabel developed from a tropical depression to a tropical storm to a hurricane. An embryo develops into a fetus and then into an infant.
- All insects […] acquire the jointed legs before the wings are fully developed.
(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- (Thucydides)
  We must develop our own resources to the utmost.
(transitive) To create.
I need to develop a plan for the next three weeks.
(transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
Please develop this roll of film.
(transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
I have been in England enough to develop a British accent.
You will develop calluses if you play the cello.
She developed bad eating habits.
(chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
I need to develop my white-square bishop.
(snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
(math) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.

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