developing

Verb

develop (third-person singular simple present develops, present participle developing, simple past and past participle developed or (archaic, rare) developt)

1. (archaic, impersonal, transitive) To discover, find out; to uncover.
   • ‘The mystery which I cannot develop, may by that time be removed […].’1791, Charlotte Smith, Celestina, Broadview, published 2004, page 176
2. (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
   • Let's see how things develop and then make our decision.
3. (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
   • Isabel developed from a tropical depression to a tropical storm to a hurricane. An embryo develops into a fetus and then into an infant.

   Synonyms:

   shift, convert, draw, evolve, metamorphize, metamorphose, reconvert, transfigurate, transfigure, transform

4. (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
   • We must develop our own resources to the utmost.1881, Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides
5. (transitive) To create.
   • I need to develop a plan for the next three weeks.

   Synonyms:

   contrive, generate, bring forth, cause, create, ferment, forge, engender, evolve, gin up

6. (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
   • Please develop this roll of film.

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