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develop

verb

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1 to gradually become clearer or more detailed

as the story of the bombing developed, the scope of the tragedy became more apparent

Synonyms of develop

elaborate, evolve, unfold

Words Related to develop

advance, fare, forge, get along, get on, march, proceed, progress

blossom, grow, mature, ripen

materialize

emerge, play out

2 to come to have gradually

the youngster developed a taste for green olives

Synonyms of develop

acquire, cultivate, form

Words Related to develop

absorb, adopt, embrace, take in, take on

gain, get, obtain

achieve, attain, reach

foster, nourish, nurture, promote

Near Antonyms of develop

abandon, desert, forsake

cast, discard, ditch, dump, fling (off or away), jettison, junk, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (also sluff), throw away, throw out, unload

Antonyms of develop

lose

3 to become mature

the wine is developing nicely in the new oak barrels

Synonyms of develop

age, grow, grow up, mature, progress, ripen

Words Related to develop

mellow, soften

bloom, blossom, burgeon (also bourgeon), flourish, flower

open, unfold

advance, evolve

get along, get on, gray (also grey)

Near Antonyms of develop

decay, decline, degenerate, deteriorate, sink, worsen

droop, dry, fade, flag, sag, shrivel, wane, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither

regress, retrogress, revert

backslide, lapse, return

4 to express more fully and in greater detail

marketing people developed the initial idea into a complete promotional campaign

Synonyms of develop

amplify, dilate (on or upon), elaborate (on), enlarge (on or upon), expand, flesh (out)

Words Related to develop

add (to), complement, supplement

discourse, expatiate, ramble, run on

Near Antonyms of develop

compress, contract

outline, summarize, sum up

Antonyms of develop

abbreviate, abridge, condense, shorten

5 to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort

outside consultants helped the company develop an effective marketing strategy

Synonyms of develop

carve (out), forge, grind (out), hammer out, thrash (out), work out, work up

Words Related to develop

churn out, crank out, turn out

cobble (together or up), throw up

compose, construct, craft, create, engineer, fabricate, fashion, form, frame, generate, manufacture, mint, model, shape, tailor

conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), devise, hatch, invent, originate

accomplish, achieve, bring off, carry out, effect

Phrases Synonymous with develop

bring forth

Near Antonyms of develop

demolish, destroy, dismantle, raze, tear down

ruin, undo, unmake, wreck

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