Definitions
1.verbTo change with a specific direction, progress."Let's see how things develop and then make our decision."
2.verbTo progress through a sequence of stages."Isabel developed from a tropical depression to a tropical storm to a hurricane. An embryo develops into a fetus and then into an infant."
3.verbTo advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
4.verbTo create."I need to develop a plan for the next three weeks."
5.verbTo bring out images latent in photographic film."Please develop this roll of film."
6.verbTo acquire something usually over a period of time."I have been in England enough to develop a British accent."
7.verbTo place one's pieces actively."I need to develop my white-square bishop."
8.verbTo 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.
9.verbTo change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
10.adjective(said of a country) Not primitive; not third-world.
11.adjectiveMature.
12.adjectiveContaining man-made structures such as roads, sewers, electric lines, buildings, and so on.
13.adjectiveHaving useful or necessary infrastructure.
14.adjectiveAdvanced, fully formed.