Develop |
To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power. |
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Develop |
To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to bring through a succession of states or stages, each of which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a flower; to develop the mind. |
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Develop |
To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase; to promote the growth of. |
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Develop |
To change the form of, as of an algebraic expression, by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value. |
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Develop |
To cause to become visible, as an invisible or latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical agents; to bring to view. |
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