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• “Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather“
• “They developed a new technique“

• “We have developed a new theory of evolution“

Synonyms

• evolve work out; undergo development or evolution; gain through experience
• germinate produce buds, branches, or germinate; work out; cause to grow or sprout

• “I acquired a strong aversion to television“
• “Children must develop a sense of right and wrong“
• “Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position“
• “develop a passion for painting“

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• acquire come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar ; win something through one’s efforts; gain knowledge or skills; gain through experience
• evolve work out; undergo development or evolution; gain through experience

• “He grew a beard“
• “The patient developed abdominal pains“
• “I got funny spots all over my body“
• “Well-developed breasts“

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• grow pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become larger, greater, or bigger; increase in size by natural process; cause to grow or develop; develop and reach maturity; come into existence; cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); grow emotionally or mature; become attached by or as if by the process of growth
• produce fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market ; bring forth or yield; create or manufacture a man-made product; cause to happen, occur or exist; bring out for display; cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; bring onto the market or release; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
• get a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent ; come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; enter or assume a certain state or condition; cause to move; receive a specified treatment (abstract); reach a destination; go or come after and bring or take back; go through (mental or physical states or experiences); take vengeance on or get even; achieve a point or goal; cause to do; succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; communicate with a place or person; give certain properties to something; move into a desired direction of discourse; grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; attract and fix; reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; reach by calculation; acquire as a result of some effort or action; purchase; perceive by hearing; suffer from the receipt of; receive as a retribution or punishment; leave immediately; reach and board; irritate; evoke an emotional response; apprehend and reproduce accurately; earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; overcome or destroy; be a mystery or bewildering to; take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); make (offspring) by reproduction
• acquire come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar ; win something through one’s efforts; gain knowledge or skills; gain through experience

• “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“

Synonyms

• originate come into existence; bring into being; begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.
• arise come into existence; originate or come into being; rise to one’s feet; result or issue; move upward; take part in a rebellion; get up and out of bed
• rise a growth in strength or number or importance ; the act of changing location in an upward direction ; an upward slope or grade (as in a road); a movement upward; the amount a salary is increased; the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises ; a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground ; (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; an increase in cost; increase in price or value; move upward; increase in value or to a higher point; rise to one’s feet; rise up; come to the surface ; come into existence; move to a better position in life or to a better job; go up or advance; become more extreme; get up and out of bed; rise in rank or status; become heartened or elated; exert oneself to meet a challenge; take part in a rebellion; increase in volume; come up, of celestial bodies; return from the dead
• uprise come into existence; ascend as a sound; rise up as in fear; rise to one’s feet; come up, of celestial bodies; move upward; return from the dead; get up and out of bed
• spring up come into existence
• grow pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become larger, greater, or bigger; increase in size by natural process; cause to grow or develop; develop and reach maturity; come into existence; cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); grow emotionally or mature; become attached by or as if by the process of growth

• “develop land“
• “The country developed its natural resources“
• “The remote areas of the country were gradually built up“

Synonyms

• build up enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; form or accumulate steadily; prepare oneself for a military confrontation; bolster or strengthen; change the use of and make available or usable

• “Could you develop the ideas in your thesis“

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• explicate make plain and comprehensible; elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
• formulate elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; put into words or an expression; prepare according to a formula

• “The old master is training world-class violinists“
• “we develop the leaders for the future“

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• train public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding; a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; a series of consequences wrought by an event; piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor; wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; create by training and teaching; undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; develop (a child’s or animal’s) behavior by instruction and practice; educate for a future role or function; teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; teach and supervise (someone); exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition; cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it; travel by rail or train; drag loosely along a surface
• prepare make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; prepare for eating by applying heat; to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; arrange by systematic planning and united effort; educate for a future role or function; create by training and teaching; lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
• educate give an education to; create by training and teaching; teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• “become manifest“
• “The plot developed slowly“

• “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“

• “Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace“
• “Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly“

Synonyms

• modernize make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; become technologically advanced
• modernise become technologically advanced; make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

• “The perfect climate here develops the grain“
• “He developed a new kind of apple“

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• make grow cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development

• “We must develop more potential customers“
• “develop a market for the new mobile phone“

• “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“

Synonyms

• grow pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become larger, greater, or bigger; increase in size by natural process; cause to grow or develop; develop and reach maturity; come into existence; cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); grow emotionally or mature; become attached by or as if by the process of growth

• “Please develop this roll of film for me“

• “Spassky developed quickly“

• “develop the rook“

• “develop the melody and change the key“

• “Report the news as it develops“
• “These political movements recrudesce from time to time“

Synonyms

• break some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; an unexpected piece of good luck; (geology) a crack in the earth’s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); a pause from doing something (as work); the act of breaking something; a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something ; breaking of hard tissue such as bone; the occurrence of breaking; an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion); the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool ; (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; a sudden dash; any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; an escape from jail; terminate; become separated into pieces or fragments; render inoperable or ineffective; ruin completely; destroy the integrity of; act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; move away or escape suddenly; scatter or part; force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; prevent completion; enter someone’s (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; make submissive, obedient, or useful; fail to agree with; surpass in excellence; make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; come into being; stop operating or functioning; interrupt a continued activity; make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one’s own by quitting or fleeing; curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; lessen in force or effect; be broken in; come to an end; vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; cause to give up a habit; give up; come forth or begin from a state of latency; happen or take place; cause the failure or ruin of; invalidate by judicial action; discontinue an association or relation; assign to a lower position; reduce to bankruptcy; change directions suddenly ; emerge from the surface of a body of water; break down, literally or metaphorically; do a break dance; exchange for smaller units of money; destroy the completeness of a set of related items; make the opening shot that scatters the balls ; separate from a clinch, in boxing; go to pieces; break a piece from a whole; become punctured or penetrated; pierce or penetrate; be released or become known; cease an action temporarily; interrupt the flow of current in; undergo breaking; find a flaw in; find the solution or key to; change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; happen; become fractured; crack; fall sharply; fracture a bone of; diminish or discontinue abruptly; weaken or destroy in spirit or body
• recrudesce happen; become raw or open

• “Develop the function in the following form“