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/dɪˈvɛl.əp/ · verb
(transitive or impersonal, now rare) To discover, find out; to uncover..
‘The mystery which I cannot develop, may by that time be removed […].’
The plaintiff's case on liability was pretty solid. One of the herbal ingredients in Vita-Pote turned out to have a well-recognized association with temporary impotence. When it developed that the defendant had never really investigated what the ingredients in Vita-Pote could do to men, the local legal pundits started saying there was no way the plaintiff could lose.
Let's see how things develop and then make our decision.
Isabel developed from a tropical depression to a tropical storm to a hurricane. An embryo develops into a fetus and then into an infant.
1868-1869, Robert Owen, Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vertebrates All insects […] acquire the jointed legs before the wings are fully developed.
We must develop our own resources to the utmost.
I need to develop a plan for the next three weeks.
Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.[…]A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale.
Use develop when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Develop means (transitive or impersonal, now rare) To discover, find out; to uncover..
Common synonyms include shift, convert, develop, draw.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
‘The mystery which I cannot develop, may by that time be removed […].’
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