v. change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"

v. expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"

v. grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "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"

v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

v. happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"

v. be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";

v. 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"

v. create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"

v. elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

v. move into a strategically more advantageous position; "develop the rook"

v. move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions; "Spassky developed quickly"

v. superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry

v. generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone"

v. make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique"

v. make visible by means of chemical solutions; "Please develop this roll of film for me"

v. disclose or reveal (obsolete); "We must develop the enemy soldiers"

v. come into existence; 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"