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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| French développer, from Old French desveloper, desvoluper to unwrap, expose, from des- de- + envoloper to enclose | | French développer, from Old French desveloper, desvoluper to unwrap, expose, from des- de- + envoloper to enclose |
− | *Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Century 1750] | + | *Date: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Century 1750] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| :transitive verb | | :transitive verb |
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| :b : to make visible or [[manifest]] | | :b : to make visible or [[manifest]] |
| :c : to treat (as in dyeing) with an [[agent]] to [[cause]] the [[appearance]] of [[color]] | | :c : to treat (as in dyeing) with an [[agent]] to [[cause]] the [[appearance]] of [[color]] |
− | :d : to subject (exposed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photograph photograph] [[material]]) especially to [[chemicals]] in order to produce a visible image <develop film>; also : to make visible by such a [[method]] <develop pictures> | + | :d : to subject (exposed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photograph photograph] [[material]]) especially to [[chemicals]] in order to produce a visible image <develop film>; also : to make visible by such a [[method]] <develop pictures> |
| :e : to elaborate (a musical [[idea]]) by the working out of rhythmic and [[harmonic]] [[changes]] in the theme | | :e : to elaborate (a musical [[idea]]) by the working out of rhythmic and [[harmonic]] [[changes]] in the theme |
| *2 a : to work out the [[possibilities]] of <develop an [[idea]]> | | *2 a : to work out the [[possibilities]] of <develop an [[idea]]> |
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| *3 : to come into [[being]] gradually <the situation developing in eastern Europe>; | | *3 : to come into [[being]] gradually <the situation developing in eastern Europe>; |
| :also : turn out 2a <it developed that no one had paid the bill> | | :also : turn out 2a <it developed that no one had paid the bill> |
− | | + | ==See Also== |
| + | *'''''[[Growth]]''''' |
| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |