1. (v.t.)develop to bring out the possibilities of; bring to a more advanced, effective, or usable state: to develop one's talents; to develop natural resources.
2. develop to cause to grow or expand: to develop one's biceps.
3. develop to bring into being or activity; produce: to develop new techniques.
4. develop to generate or acquire, as by naturalgrowth or internal processes: to develop broad shoulders; to develop an allergy.
5. develop to elaborate or expand in detail: to develop a theory.
16. develop to be disclosed: The plot develops slowly.
17. develop to undergo developing, as a photographic film.
Etymology: (1585–95; < MF développer, OF desveloper=des-dis -1+voloper to wrap up)
Definition of 'DEVELOP'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)develop 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"
2. (verb)evolve, germinate, develop work out "We have developed a new theory of evolution"
3. (verb)develop, acquire, evolve gain through experience "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"
4. (verb)grow, develop, produce, get, acquire come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
5. (verb)originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow 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"
6. (verb)build up, develop 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"
7. (verb)explicate, formulate, develop elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
8. (verb)train, develop, prepare, educate create by training and teaching "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"
9. (verb)develop be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest "The plot developed slowly";
10. (verb)develop 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"
11. (verb)modernize, modernise, develop become technologically advanced "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"
12. (verb)develop, make grow cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its naturaldevelopment "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"
13. (verb)develop generate gradually "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone"
14. (verb)develop, grow grow emotionally or mature "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"
15. (verb)develop make visible by means of chemical solutions "Please develop this roll of film for me"
16. (verb)develop superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
17. (verb)develop move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions "Spassky developed quickly"
18. (verb)develop move into a strategically more advantageous position "develop the rook"
19. (verb)develop elaborate by the unfolding of a musicalidea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme "develop the melody and change the key"
20. (verb)break, recrudesce, develop happen "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"
21. (verb)develop expand in the form of a series "Develop the function in the following form"
1. (verb)develop to grow or make sth grow bigger, more successful, etc. a tiny boy who developed into a tall man; The seeds soon develop green shoots.; to develop children's reading skills
2. develop to create sth new We're currently developing new software.
3. develop to happen or be the result of sth A dangerous situation developed.; a project that developed from a need to help the poor
4. develop to begin to be affected by sth to develop a bad cold
5. develop to buildthings on an area of land an area that is being heavily developed
1. (verb)DEVELOP to free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horsepower
2. (verb)DEVELOP to unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to bring through a succession of states or stages, each of which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a flower; to develop the mind
3. (verb)DEVELOP to advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase; to promote the growth of
4. (verb)DEVELOP to change the form of, as of an algebraic expression, by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value
5. (verb)DEVELOP to cause to become visible, as an invisible or latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical agents; to bring to view
7. (verb)DEVELOP to become apparent gradually; as, a picture on sensitivepaper develops on the application of heat; the plans of the conspirators develop
Definitions of DEVELOP 
Afrikaans: ontwikkel, ontplooi
Arabic: يُطَوِّر
Bulgarian: развивам
Brazilian: desenvolver
Czech: rozvinout (se), vyvinout 
German: (sich) entwickeln
Danish: udvikle sig
Greek: αναπτύσσω, αναπτύσσομαι
Spanish: desarrollar(se)
Estonian: arendama, arenema
Farsi: توسعه یافتن؛ گسترش دادن
Finnish: kehittyä
French: (se) développer
Hebrew: לְפָתֵח
Hindi: विकसित करना
Croatian: proširit se, stasati
Hungarian: (ki)fejlődik
Indonesian: berkembang
Icelandic: þróast
Italian: sviluppare, svilupparsi
Japanese: 発達する
Korean: 발전하다
Lithuanian: vystyti(s), rutulioti(s),
Latvian: attīstīt; attīstīties
Malay: membangun
Dutch: (zich) ontwikkelen
Norwegian: utvikle(s), utfolde(s), u
Polish: rozwijać się
Persian: توسعه یافتن؛ گسترش دادن
Pashto: ارتول، انكشاف ور كول پرمخ
Portuguese: desenvolver
Romanian: a (se) dezvolta
Russian: развивать(ся)
Slovak: rozvinúť sa
Slovenian: razvijati (se)
Serbian: razviti
Swedish: utvecklas
Thai: เติบโต
Turkish: geliş(tir)mek
Taiwanese: 發展，開發
Ukrainian: розвивати(ся)
Urdu: زیادہ مکمل اور منظم بنانا
Vietnamese: mở rộng
Chinese: 发展，开发
