develop
1. make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation (Freq. 44)
- Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather
- They developed a new technique
• Derivationally related forms:
development
• Hypernyms:
create
• Hyponyms:
build
• Verb Group:
evolve, germinate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. work out (Freq. 44)
- We have developed a new theory of evolution
• Syn:
evolve, germinate
• Derivationally related forms:
germ (for: germinate)
• Hypernyms:
create by mental act, create mentally
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he develop his major works over a short period of time?
3. gain through experience (Freq. 41)
- 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
• Syn:
acquire, evolve
• Derivationally related forms:
evolution (for: evolve)
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Group:
grow, produce, get, acquire, explicate, formulate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) (Freq. 19)
- He grew a beard
- The patient developed abdominal pains
- I got funny spots all over my body
- Well-developed breasts
• Syn:
grow, produce, get, acquire
• Derivationally related forms:
getting (for: get), development
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
fledge, feather, regrow, spring, sprout,
stock, stool, tiller, leaf, pod, teethe,
pupate, work up, get up, cut
• Verb Group:
acquire, evolve
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. come into existence;
take on form or shape (Freq. 15)
- 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
• Syn:
originate, arise, rise, uprise, spring up, grow
• Derivationally related forms:
growth (for: grow), originative (for: originate), origin (for: originate), origination (for: originate)
• Hypernyms:
become
• Hyponyms:
resurge, come forth, emerge, come, follow,
well up, swell, head
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
6. change the use of and make available or usable (Freq. 12)
- develop land
- The country developed its natural resources
- The remote areas of the country were gradually built up
• Syn:
build up
• Derivationally related forms:
development, developer
• Hypernyms:
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
• Hyponyms:
redevelop, settle
• Verb Group:
train, prepare, educate, modernize, modernise, make grow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses (Freq. 6)
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
• Syn:
explicate, formulate
• Derivationally related forms:
formulation (for: formulate), explication (for: explicate)
• Hypernyms:
speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize,
hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
• Hyponyms:
mature, redevelop, reformulate
• Verb Group:
acquire, evolve
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. create by training and teaching (Freq. 5)
- The old master is training world-class violinists
- we develop the leaders for the future
• Syn:
train, prepare, educate
• Derivationally related forms:
educative (for: educate), education (for: educate), preparatory (for: prepare), preparation (for: prepare), trainee (for: train), trainer (for: train), training (for: train)
• Hypernyms:
teach, learn, instruct
• Hyponyms:
retrain, drill, housebreak, house-train, toilet-train
• Verb Group:
train, prepare, groom, build up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
9. be gradually disclosed or unfolded;
become manifest (Freq. 4)
- The plot developed slowly
• Hypernyms:
happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur,
pass, fall out, come about, take place
• Verb Group:
originate, arise, rise, uprise, spring up,
grow, break, recrudesce
• Verb Frames:
- It ----s that CLAUSE
10. grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment (Freq. 4)
- 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
• Derivationally related forms:
development
• Hypernyms:
grow
• Hyponyms:
differentiate, dedifferentiate, grow, senesce, age,
get on, mature, maturate, progress, come on, come along,
advance, get along, shape up, evolve, adolesce, build up,
work up, build, incubate, blossom, blossom out, blossom forth,
unfold, bloom, flower, spike, spike out, bud
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
11. become technologically advanced (Freq. 3)
- Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
- Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
• Syn:
modernize, modernise
• Derivationally related forms:
development, modernisation (for: modernise), modernization (for: modernize)
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Group:
build up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
12. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development (Freq. 3)
- The perfect climate here develops the grain
- He developed a new kind of apple
• Syn:
make grow
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
grow, work out, work up, elaborate, foliate,
discipline, train, check, condition
• Verb Group:
build up
• Cause:
grow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
13. generate gradually (Freq. 1)
- We must develop more potential customers
- develop a market for the new mobile phone
• Hypernyms:
generate, bring forth
• Hyponyms:
make
• Verb Group:
build up, acquire, evolve
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
14. grow emotionally or mature (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
grow
• Derivationally related forms:
development
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
outgrow, make
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Sam and Sue develop
15. make visible by means of chemical solutions
- Please develop this roll of film for me
• Derivationally related forms:
development, developer, developing
• Topics:
photography, picture taking
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
solarize, solarise, underdevelop, redevelop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
16. superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
• Hypernyms:
superimpose, superpose, lay over
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
17. move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- Spassky developed quickly
• Derivationally related forms:
development
• Topics:
chess, chess game
• Hypernyms:
play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
18. move into a strategically more advantageous position
- develop the rook
• Derivationally related forms:
development
• Topics:
chess, chess game
• Hypernyms:
play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
19. elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- develop the melody and change the key
• Hypernyms:
complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate
• Verb Group:
explicate, formulate, acquire, evolve
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
20. happen
- Report the news as it develops
- These political movements recrudesce from time to time
• Syn:
break, recrudesce
• See Also:
break out (for: break), break through (for: break)
• Derivationally related forms:
development, recrudescence (for: recrudesce)
• Hypernyms:
happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur,
pass, fall out, come about, take place
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
21. expand in the form of a series
- Develop the function in the following form
• Topics:
mathematics, math, maths
• Hypernyms:
expand
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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