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==Etymology==
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]
==Definitions==
:transitive verb
*1 a : to set forth or make clear by [[degrees]] or in detail : expound <develop a thesis>
:b : to make visible or [[manifest]]
: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>
: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]]>
:b : to [[create]] or produce especially by deliberate effort over time <develop new ways of doing business> <develop software>
*3 a : to make [[active]] or promote the [[growth]] of <developed his muscles>
:b (1) : to make available or usable <develop natural resources>
::(2) : to make suitable for commercial or residential [[purposes]] <develop land>
:c : to move (as a chess piece) from the original position to one providing more [[opportunity]] for effective use
*4 a : to cause to [[unfold]] gradually <developed his [[argument]]>
:b : to expand by a [[process]] of [[growth]] <working to develop the company further>
:c : to cause to grow and [[differentiate]] along lines natural to its kind <rain and sun develop the grain>
:d : to become infected or affected by <developed pneumonia>
*5 : to acquire gradually <develop an appreciation for ballet>
:intransitive verb
*1 a : to go through a [[process]] of natural [[growth]], differentiation, or [[evolution]] by successive [[changes]] <a blossom develops from a bud>
:b : to acquire secondary [[sex]] characteristics
*2 : to become [[gradually]] [[manifest]]
*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>
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
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]
==Definitions==
:transitive verb
*1 a : to set forth or make clear by [[degrees]] or in detail : expound <develop a thesis>
:b : to make visible or [[manifest]]
: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>
: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]]>
:b : to [[create]] or produce especially by deliberate effort over time <develop new ways of doing business> <develop software>
*3 a : to make [[active]] or promote the [[growth]] of <developed his muscles>
:b (1) : to make available or usable <develop natural resources>
::(2) : to make suitable for commercial or residential [[purposes]] <develop land>
:c : to move (as a chess piece) from the original position to one providing more [[opportunity]] for effective use
*4 a : to cause to [[unfold]] gradually <developed his [[argument]]>
:b : to expand by a [[process]] of [[growth]] <working to develop the company further>
:c : to cause to grow and [[differentiate]] along lines natural to its kind <rain and sun develop the grain>
:d : to become infected or affected by <developed pneumonia>
*5 : to acquire gradually <develop an appreciation for ballet>
:intransitive verb
*1 a : to go through a [[process]] of natural [[growth]], differentiation, or [[evolution]] by successive [[changes]] <a blossom develops from a bud>
:b : to acquire secondary [[sex]] characteristics
*2 : to become [[gradually]] [[manifest]]
*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>
[[Category: General Reference]]
