transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈvel-əp, dē- ]
verb
Etymology: French développer, from Old French desveloper, desvoluper to unwrap, expose, from des- de- + en voloper to enclose — more at envelop
Date: 1750
transitive verb
1.
a. : to set forth or make clear by degrees or in detail : expound
develop a thesis
b. : to make visible or manifest
c. : to treat (as in dyeing) with an agent to cause the appearance of color
d. : to subject (exposed photograph material) especially to chemicals in order to produce a visible image
develop film
also : to make visible by such a method
develop pictures
e. : to elaborate (a musical idea) by the working out of rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
2.
a. : to work out the possibilities of
develop an idea
b. : to create or produce especially by deliberate effort over time
develop new ways of doing business
develop software
3.
a. : to make active or promote the growth of
develop ed his muscles
b.
(1) : to make available or usable
develop natural resources
(2) : to make suitable for commercial or residential purposes
develop land
c. : to move (as a chess piece) from the original position to one providing more opportunity for effective use
4.
a. : to cause to unfold gradually
develop ed his argument
b. : to expand by a process of growth
working to develop the company further
c. : to cause to grow and differentiate along lines natural to its kind
rain and sun develop the grain
d. : to become infected or affected by
develop ed pneumonia
5. : to acquire gradually
develop an appreciation for ballet
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to go through a process of natural growth, differentiation, or evolution by successive changes
a blossom develop s from a bud
b. : to acquire secondary sex characteristics
2. : to become gradually manifest
3. : to come into being gradually
the situation develop ing in eastern Europe
also : turn out 2a
it develop ed that no one had paid the bill
• de·vel·op·able -ˈve-lə-pə-bəl adjective