Improve vs. Develop
Improveverb
(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
Improveverb
(intransitive) To become better.
Improveverb
(obsolete) To disprove or make void; to refute.
Improveverb
(obsolete) To disapprove of; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure.
Improveverb
(dated) To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account.
Improveverb
To disprove or make void; to refute.
Improveverb
To disapprove; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure; as, to improve negligence.
Improveverb
To make better; to increase the value or good qualities of; to ameliorate by care or cultivation; as, to improve land.
Improveverb
To use or employ to good purpose; to make productive; to turn to profitable account; to utilize; as, to improve one's time; to improve his means.
Improveverb
To advance or increase by use; to augment or add to; - said with reference to what is bad.
Improveverb
To grow better; to advance or make progress in what is desirable; to make or show improvement; as, to improve in health.
Improveverb
To advance or progress in bad qualities; to grow worse.
Improveverb
To increase; to be enhanced; to rise in value; as, the price of cotton improves.
Improveverb
to make better;
Improveverb
get better;
Developverb
(intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
Developverb
(ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
Developverb
(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
Developverb
(transitive) To create.
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(transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
Developverb
(transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
Developverb
To place one's pieces actively.
Developverb
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.
Developverb
(math) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
Developverb
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.
Developverb
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.
Developverb
To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase; to promote the growth of.
Developverb
To change the form of, as of an algebraic expression, by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
Developverb
To cause to become visible, as an invisible or latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical agents; to bring to view.
Developverb
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.
Developverb
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation;
Developverb
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;
Developverb
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
Developverb
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
Developverb
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
