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developed (dɪˈvɛləpt) 

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adjective

  1. (of a person's body or part of their body) toned; having strength of firmness ⇒ Dancers' thighs are very developed. ⇒ his developed body and strength
  2. (of a skill, quality, etc) having reached a high level as a result of practice ⇒ her developed skill as a writer
  3. (of an industry or sector) having been made big and successful ⇒ Housing finance is less developed in continental Europe.
  4. (of land) having been made more profitable, by building houses or factories or by improving the existing buildings ⇒ Developed land was to grow from 5.3% to 6.9%.
  5. if you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries ⇒ The developed nations have to recognize the growing gap between rich and poor around the world. ⇒ This scarcity is inevitable in less developed countries.

develop (dɪˈvɛləp Pronunciation for develop ) 

Definitions

verb

  1. to come or bring to a later or more advanced or expanded stage; grow or cause to grow gradually
  2. tr to elaborate or work out in detail
  3. to disclose or unfold (thoughts, a plot, etc) gradually or (of thoughts, etc) to be gradually disclosed or unfolded
  4. to come or bring into existence; generate or be generated ⇒ he developed a new faith in God
  5. intr often foll by from to follow as a result (of); ensue (from) ⇒ a row developed following the chairman's remarks
  6. tr to contract (a disease or illness)
  7. tr to improve the value or change the use of (land), as by building
  8. tr to exploit or make available the natural resources of (a country or region)
  9. tr (photography)
    1. to treat (film, plate, or paper previously exposed to light, or the latent image in such material) with chemical solutions in order to produce a visible image
    2. to process (photographic material) in order to produce negatives and prints
  10. (biology) to progress or cause to progress from simple to complex stages in the growth of an individual or the evolution of a species
  11. tr to elaborate upon (a musical theme) by varying the melody, key, etc
  12. tr (mathematics) to expand (a function or expression) in the form of a series
  13. tr (geometry) to project or roll out (a surface) onto a plane without stretching or shrinking any element
  14. (chess) to bring (a piece) into play from its initial position on the back rank
  15. tr (obsolete) to disclose or reveal

Derived Forms

deˈvelopable adjective

Word Origin

C19: from Old French desveloper to unwrap, from des-dis-1 + veloper to wrap; see envelop

Synonyms

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= grow, advance, progress, spread, expand, mature, evolve, thrive, flourish, bloom, blossom, burgeon, ripen
= result, follow, arise, issue, happen, spring, stem, derive, break out, ensue, come about, be a direct result of
= establish, set up, promote, generate, undertake, initiate, embark on, cultivate, instigate, inaugurate, set in motion
= form, start, begin, contract, establish, pick up, breed, acquire, generate, foster, originate
= fall ill with, get, catch, contract, pick up, succumb to, be infected with, go down with, come down with, be struck down with, be stricken with, be taken ill with
= produce, make, create, turn out, manufacture, construct, invent, compose, put together, originate, fabricate
= expand, improve, perfect, extend, work out, polish, reinforce, supplement, elaborate, unfold, enlarge, broaden, amplify, augment, flesh out, dilate upon

Translations for 'developed'

  • British English: developed If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries. ADJECTIVEThe developed nations have to recognize the growing gap between rich and poor around the world.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desenvolvidos
  • Chinese: 发达的发發达達的
  • European Spanish: desarrollado desarrollada
  • French: développé développée
  • German: entwickelt
  • Italian: sviluppato sviluppata
  • Japanese: 発展した
  • Korean: 선진의
  • Portuguese: desenvolvido desenvolvida
  • Spanish: desarrollado desarrollada

Example Sentences Including 'developed'

A rift developed between the two men over the Germans ' active bomb programme.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
Almost two million children attended school for the first time on Saturday, most of them using textbooks developed in the US.
Irish Times (2002)
Art and Hstory As a result, Kendal has developed into more of a centre for the arts and heritage than otherwise it might have.
Country Life (2004)
Conveniently, he had developed amnesia where that part of his life was concerned.
Forbes, Bryan A Song at Twilight
His method of race result notes was later developed into charts which became the first Daily Racing Form.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
I had to follow her, reading in a style I developed myself - apologetic monotone.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
The companionable warmth had already developed to something far deeper.
St. James, Ian Final Resort
They were big boys, fully developed , big enough for it [anal rape] to be very painful.
Dorothy Rowe BEYOND FEAR (2002)
You could say they have developed some expertise in the area.
Irish Times (2002)

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