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develops definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb develop 11 of 21 senses of develop Sense 1 develop => build Sense 4 grow, develop, produce, get acquire => fledge, feather => regrow => spring => sprout => stool, tiller => leaf => pod => teethe => pupate => work up get up => cut Sense 5 originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up grow => resurge => come forth, emerge => come follow => well up swell Sense 6 develop => redevelop => settle Sense 7 explicate, formulate, develop => redevelop, reformulate Sense 8 train, develop, prepare, educate => retrain => drill => housebreak => toilet-train Sense 10 develop => differentiate => grow => age, get on mature, maturate => age => progress, come on come along advance, get on get along shape up => mature, maturate, grow => evolve => adolesce => build up work up build, progress => incubate => blossom, blossom out blossom forth, unfold => bloom, blossom, flower => spike, spike out => bud Sense 12 develop, make grow => evolve, work out work up => elaborate, work out => foliate => discipline, train, check, condition Sense 13 develop => make Sense 14 develop, grow => outgrow => make Sense 15 develop => redevelop Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb develop 11 of 21 senses of develop Sense 1 develop => build Sense 4 grow, develop, produce, get acquire => fledge, feather => regrow => spring => sprout => stool, tiller => leaf => pod => teethe => pupate => work up get up => cut Sense 5 originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up grow => resurge => come forth, emerge => break => come follow => well up swell Sense 6 develop => redevelop => settle Sense 7 explicate, formulate, develop => redevelop, reformulate Sense 8 train, develop, prepare, educate => retrain => drill => housebreak => toilet-train Sense 10 develop => differentiate => grow => cut => ankylose, ancylose => undergrow => exfoliate => vegetate => vegetate => twin => shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout => age, get on mature, maturate => turn => fossilize, fossilise => dote => age => progress, come on come along advance, get on get along shape up => climb => leapfrog => mature, maturate, grow => ripen => find oneself, find => grow up => come of age => evolve => derive => adolesce => build up work up build, progress => incubate => blossom, blossom out blossom forth, unfold => bloom, blossom, flower => effloresce, burst forth => spike, spike out => bud Sense 12 develop, make grow => evolve, work out work up => elaborate, work out => foliate => discipline, train, check, condition Sense 13 develop => make Sense 14 develop, grow => outgrow => make Sense 15 develop => redevelop Entailment of verb develop Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb develop 21 senses of develop Sense 1 develop => create Sense 2 evolve, develop => create by mental act create mentally Sense 3 develop, evolve => change Sense 4 grow, develop, produce, get acquire => change Sense 5 originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up grow => become Sense 6 develop => better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate Sense 7 explicate, formulate, develop => speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothecate, suppose Sense 8 train, develop, prepare, educate => teach, learn, instruct Sense 9 develop => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place Sense 10 develop => grow Sense 11 civilize, civilise, modernize, modernise, develop => change, alter Sense 12 develop, make grow => change, alter Sense 13 develop => generate, bring forth Sense 14 develop, grow => change Sense 15 develop => change, alter Sense 16 develop => superimpose, superpose, lay over Sense 17 develop => play Sense 18 develop => play Sense 19 develop => complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate Sense 20 break, recrudesce, develop => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place Sense 21 develop => expand Familiarity of verb develop develop used as a verb is very familiar (polysemy count = 21) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb develop Sense 1 develop => create Sense 2 evolve, develop => create by mental act create mentally -------------- Sense 3 develop, evolve => change Sense 4 grow, develop, produce, get acquire => change Sense 6 develop => better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate Sense 7 explicate, formulate, develop => speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothecate, suppose Sense 8 train, develop, prepare, educate => teach, learn, instruct Sense 11 civilize, civilise, modernize, modernise, develop => change, alter Sense 12 develop, make grow => change, alter Sense 13 develop => generate, bring forth Sense 19 develop => complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate -------------- Sense 5 originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up grow => become Sense 9 develop => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place Sense 10 develop => grow Sense 20 break, recrudesce, develop => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place -------------- Sense 17 develop => play Sense 18 develop => play -------------- Sense 14 develop, grow => change -------------- Sense 15 develop => change, alter -------------- Sense 16 develop => superimpose, superpose, lay over -------------- Sense 21 develop => expand -------------- Overview of verb develop The verb develop has 21 senses (first 14 from tagged texts) 1. (48) develop -- (make something new such as a product or a mental or artistic creation;"Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique") 2. (45) evolve, develop -- (work out as of a theory or an idea; "We have developed a new theory of evolution") 3. (42) develop, evolve -- (acquire or build up traits or characteristics: "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting") 4. (19) grow, develop, produce, get acquire -- (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; The patient developed abdominal pains"; I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts") 5. (15) originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up grow -- (come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country" "a love that sprang up from friendship," "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose") 6. (12) develop -- (change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources") 7. (6) explicate, formulate, develop -- (elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis") 8. (5) train, develop, prepare, educate -- (create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists; "we develop the leaders for the future") 9. (4) develop -- (be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";) 10. (4) develop -- (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time") 11. (3) civilize, civilise, modernize, modernise, develop -- (make a country technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly") 12. (3) develop, make grow -- (cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple") 13. (1) develop -- (generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone") 14. (1) develop, grow -- (grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior") 15. develop -- (make visible by means of chemical solutions; of photographic film; "Please develop this roll of film for me") 16. develop -- (superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry) 17. develop -- (move one's chess pieces into strategically more advantageous positions; "Spassky developed quickly") 18. develop -- (move into a strategically more advantageous position, of a chess piece; "develop the rook") 19. develop -- (elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme; "develop the melody and change the key") 20. break, recrudesce, develop -- (happen, as of an event; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time") 21. develop -- (expand in the form of a series, in mathematics; "Develop the function in the following form") Overview of verb develop The verb develop has 21 senses (first 14 from tagged texts) 1. (48) develop -- (make something new such as a product or a mental or artistic creation;"Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique") 2. (45) evolve, develop -- (work out as of a theory or an idea; "We have developed a new theory of evolution") 3. (42) develop, evolve -- (acquire or build up traits or characteristics: "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting") 4. (19) grow, develop, produce, get acquire -- (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; The patient developed abdominal pains"; I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts") 5. (15) originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up grow -- (come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country" "a love that sprang up from friendship," "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose") 6. (12) develop -- (change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources") 7. (6) explicate, formulate, develop -- (elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis") 8. (5) train, develop, prepare, educate -- (create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists; "we develop the leaders for the future") 9. (4) develop -- (be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";) 10. (4) develop -- (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time") 11. (3) civilize, civilise, modernize, modernise, develop -- (make a country technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly") 12. (3) develop, make grow -- (cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple") 13. (1) develop -- (generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone") 14. (1) develop, grow -- (grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior") 15. develop -- (make visible by means of chemical solutions; of photographic film; "Please develop this roll of film for me") 16. develop -- (superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry) 17. develop -- (move one's chess pieces into strategically more advantageous positions; "Spassky developed quickly") 18. develop -- (move into a strategically more advantageous position, of a chess piece; "develop the rook") 19. develop -- (elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme; "develop the melody and change the key") 20. break, recrudesce, develop -- (happen, as of an event; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time") 21. develop -- (expand in the form of a series, in mathematics; "Develop the function in the following form")
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