develop

1. (transitive or impersonal, now rare) To discover, find out; to uncover.Examples: "‘The mystery which I cannot develop, may by that time be removed […].’"; "The plaintiff's case on liability was pretty solid. One of the herbal ingredients in Vita-Pote turned out to have a well-recognized association with temporary impotence. When it developed that the defendant had never really investigated what the ingredients in Vita-Pote could do to men, the local legal pundits started saying there was no way the plaintiff could lose."archaicimpersonaltransitive

2. (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.Examples: "Let's see how things develop and then make our decision."intransitive

3. (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.Examples: "Isabel developed from a tropical depression to a tropical storm to a hurricane. An embryo develops into a fetus and then into an infant."; "1868-1869, Robert Owen, Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vertebrates All insects […] acquire the jointed legs before the wings are fully developed."ambitransitive

4. (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.Examples: "We must develop our own resources to the utmost."transitive

5. (transitive) To create.Examples: "I need to develop a plan for the next three weeks."; "Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.[…]A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale."transitive

6. (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.Examples: "Please develop this roll of film."transitive