Develop vs. Grow
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(intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
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(ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
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(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
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(transitive) To create.
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(transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
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(transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
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To place one's pieces actively.
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To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
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(math) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
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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 horse power.
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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.
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To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase; to promote the growth of.
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To change the form of, as of an algebraic expression, by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
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To cause to become visible, as an invisible or latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical agents; to bring to view.
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To go through a process of natural evolution or growth, by successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more highly organized state; to advance from a simpler form of existence to one more complex either in structure or function; as, a blossom develops from a bud; the seed develops into a plant; the embryo develops into a well-formed animal; the mind develops year by year.
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To become apparent gradually; as, a picture on sensitive paper develops on the application of heat; the plans of the conspirators develop.
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make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation;
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work out;
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gain through experience;
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come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);
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come into existence; take on form or shape;
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change the use of and make available or usable;
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elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses;
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create by training and teaching;
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be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest;
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grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment;
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become technologically advanced;
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cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development;
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generate gradually;
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grow emotionally or mature;
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make visible by means of chemical solutions;
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superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
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move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions;
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move into a strategically more advantageous position;
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elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme;
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happen;
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expand in the form of a series;
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grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate
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(of a poor agricultural country) become more economically and socially advanced
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convert (land) to a new purpose by constructing buildings or making other use of its resources
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construct or convert (a building) so as to improve existing resources
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elaborate (a musical theme) by modification of the melody, harmony, or rhythm
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start to exist, experience, or possess
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treat (a photographic film) with chemicals to make a visible image
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bring (a piece) into play from its initial position on a player's back rank
Growverb
(ergative) To become bigger.
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(intransitive) To appear or sprout.
Growverb
(transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
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(copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
Growverb
To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
Growverb
To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; - said of animals and vegetables and their organs.
Growverb
To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
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To spring up and come to maturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries.
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To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
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To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
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To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.
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pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become;
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become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain;
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increase in size by natural process;
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cause to grow or develop;
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develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;
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come into existence; take on form or shape;
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cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
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come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);
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grow emotionally or mature;
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become attached by or as if by the process of growth;
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(of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically
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(of a plant) germinate and develop
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cause (plants) to germinate and develop
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allow or cause (a part of the body) to grow or develop
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(of something abstract) come into existence and develop
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become larger or greater over a period of time; increase
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develop or expand (something, especially a business)
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become gradually or increasingly
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(of a person) come to feel or think something over time
