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UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈvɛləpər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈvɛləpɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di velə pər)


develop
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Sense: Verb: enhance
Synonyms:
improve Collocations, expand Collocations, expand on, perfect Collocations, broaden Collocations, widen Collocations, deepen Collocations, enhance Collocations, polish Collocations, flesh out Collocations, beef up (slang), add to, refine Collocations, enrich Collocations, cultivate, extend Collocations, strengthen Collocations, enlarge Collocations, magnify, build up, augment, elaborate Collocations, supplement Collocations
Antonyms:
destroy Collocations, restrain Collocations, stifle Collocations, damage Collocations, hurt Collocations, hold back, ruin Collocations, wreck Collocations, dismantle
Sense: Verb: create
Synonyms:
create Collocations, make Collocations, devise Collocations, conceive Collocations, engineer Collocations, frame Collocations, contrive, cook up, construct Collocations, hammer out, thrash out
Sense: Verb: elaborate
Synonyms:
elaborate Collocations, enlarge upon, flesh out Collocations, expand upon, go into detail about, build on, expound, fill out, fill in, explicate, expatiate, further explain
Antonyms:
summarize Collocations, abridge, abbreviate, condense, shorten
Sense: Verb: grow
Synonyms:
grow Collocations, mature Collocations, blossom Collocations, burgeon, flourish Collocations, bloom Collocations, expand Collocations, evolve Collocations, progress Collocations, prosper, thrive Collocations, advance Collocations, ripen, grow up, become more mature, reach maturity, become an adult
Antonyms:
regress, reduce Collocations, decrease Collocations, decay Collocations, decline Collocations, deteriorate, worsen Collocations, wane Collocations, retrogress, revert Collocations, lessen
Sense: Verb: appear
Synonyms:
appear Collocations, unfold Collocations, emerge Collocations, surface Collocations, unravel Collocations, arise Collocations, come into being, come forth, spring up
Antonyms:
blurt out, reveal Collocations
Sense: Verb: contract disease, etc.
Synonyms:
contract Collocations, acquire, catch Collocations, get Collocations, pick up, become infected with, be stricken with, come down with (informal), fall ill with
Antonyms:
lose Collocations, lose sight of, abandon Collocations, desert Collocations


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