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develop

de.vel.op \di-'vel-*p\ \-'vel-*-p*-b*l\ vb [F de`velopper, fr. OF 
   desvoloper, fr. des- de- + voloper] to wrap 1a: to set forth or make clear 
   by degrees or in detail : EXPOUND  1b: to make visible or manifest  1c: to 
   treat with an agent to cause the appearance of color  1d: to subject 
   (exposed photograph material) to a usu. chemical treatment  to produce a 
   visible image; also : to make visible by such a method 1e: to elaborate by 
   the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out  of rhythmic and 
   harmonic changes in the theme 2: to evolve the possibilities of  3a1: to 
   make active  3a2: to promote the growth of {~ed his muscles}  3b: to make 
   available or usable {~ its resources}  3c: to move (a chess piece) from the 
   original position to one providing mo re opportunity for effective use 4a: 
   to cause to unfold gradually {~ed his argument}  4b: to expand by a process 
   of growth  4c: to cause to grow and differentiate along lines natural to 
   its kind { rain and sun ~ the grain} 5: to acquire gradually {~ a taste for 
   olives}  6: to superimpose (a three-dimensional surface) on a plane without 
   stretch ing 1a: to go through a process of natural growth, differentiation, 
   or evoluti on by successive changes {a blossom ~s from a bud} 1b: to 
   acquire secondary sex characters  1c: EVOLVE, DIFFERENTIATE; broadly : GROW 
    2a: to become gradually manifest  2b: to become apparent  3: to develop 
   one's pieces in chess  - de.vel.op.able aj