1. an instructor who develops the capabilities of each student. 2. developed a national corporation into a worldwide business. 3. exercises that develop muscles. 4. develops his recipes to perfection; an extra year of study to develop virtuosic technique. 5. began with a good premise but developed it without imagination. 6. To elaborate (a theme) with rhythmic and harmonic variations. 7. develop a new cottage industry. 8. developed her thesis in a series of articles. 9. develop a taste for opera; develop a friendship. 10. developed a rash; developed agoraphobia. 11. To cause gradually to acquire a specific role, function, or form, as: 12. an investigator who develops witnesses through flattery and intimidation. 13. developed the site as a community of condominiums. 14. develop the state's water resources to serve a growing population. 15. developed the play into a movie. 16. To move (a chess piece) to or toward a more strategic position. 17. To process (a photosensitive material), especially with chemicals, in order to render a recorded image visible. 18. To render (an image) visible by this means. 19. mature 20. To increase or expand. 21. Their skill developed until it rivaled their teacher's. 22. Tension developed between students and faculty. 23. reports the news as it develops. 24. Caterpillars develop into butterflies. 25. To progress from earlier to later or from simpler to more complex stages of evolution.
