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Developed   /dɪvˈɛləpt/   Listen
verb
Develop  v. t.  (past & past part. developed; pres. part. developing)  (Written also develope)  
1.
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. "These serve to develop its tenets." "The 20th was spent in strengthening our position and developing the line of the enemy."
2.
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. "The sound developed itself into a real compound." "All insects... acquire the jointed legs before the wings are fully developed."
3.
To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase; to promote the growth of. "We must develop our own resources to the utmost."
4.
(Math.) To change the form of, as of an algebraic expression, by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
5.
(Photog.) To cause to become visible, as an invisible or latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical agents; to bring to view.
To develop a curved surface on a plane (Geom.), to produce on the plane an equivalent surface, as if by rolling the curved surface so that all parts shall successively touch the plane.
Synonyms: To uncover; unfold; evolve; promote; project; lay open; disclose; exhibit; unravel; disentangle.


adjective
developed  adj.  
1.
Being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful; as, the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook; the state's well-developed industries. Opposite of undeveloped. (Narrower terms: formulated; mature)
2.
Made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads; of real estate. "New houses are springing up on the developed tract of land near the river"
Synonyms: improved.





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"Developed" Quotes from Famous Books



... knew better. There was nothing one man could do against the aliens in this world they had taken over. He'd never had a chance. Man had been chained already by carefully developed ridicule against superstition, by carefully indoctrinated gobbledegook about insanity, persecution ...
— Dead Ringer • Lester del Rey
... brought home to the minds of the faithful as a portion or form of penance due for post-baptismal sin. And thus the apprehension of this doctrine, and the practice of Infant Baptism, would grow into general reception together. Cardinal Fisher gives another reason for Purgatory being then developed out of earlier points of faith. He says: "Faith, whether in Purgatory or in Indulgences, was not so necessary in the Primitive Church as now; for then love so burned that every one was ready to meet death for Christ. Crimes were rare; and such as occurred were avenged by the great severity ...
— Purgatory • Mary Anne Madden Sadlier
... She developed this theme to-day, not only on the stairs leading to the grillroom, but even after they had seated themselves at their table. It was a relief to Bill when the arrival of the waiter with food caused a break in the conversation and ...
— Uneasy Money • P.G. Wodehouse
... given by Sir Roderick Murchison to a vast series of fossiliferous strata, which lies between the non-fossiliferous slaty schists below and the old red sandstone above. The system is well developed in the region of Shropshire, etc., once inhabited by the Silures ...
— A Journey to the Interior of the Earth • Jules Verne
... sufficient reason would go meddling off to Paris, and transporting thence the brother and sister Ormsby to Ireland. The Ormsbys had been happy and (apparently) harmless enough hitherto, but once uprooted they promptly developed the most unfortunate passions—reciprocated, moreover—for their well-wishers. The obvious and laudable moral of which is, never remove your neighbour from his chosen landmarks. Later, however, it became apparent ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Jan. 29, 1919 • Various


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