[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

develop \devel"op\ d-eve^l"o^p, v. t. imp.  p. p.
   developed; p. pr.  vb. n. developing. f. d'eveloper;
   d'e- l. dis- + of. voluper, voleper, to envelop, perh.
   from l. volup agreeably, delightfully, and hence orig., to
   make agreeable or comfortable by enveloping, to keep snug
   cf. voluptuous; or. perh. fr. a derivative of volvere,
   volutum, to roll cf. devolve. cf. envelop. 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.
      1913 webster

            these serve to develop its tenets.    --milner.
      1913 webster

            the 20th was spent in strengthening our position and
            developing the line of the enemy.     --the century.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            the sound developed itself into a real compound.
                                                  --j. peile.
      1913 webster

            all insects . . . acquire the jointed legs before
            the wings are fully developed.        --owen.
      1913 webster

   3. to advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase;
      to promote the growth of.
      1913 webster

            we must develop our own resources to the utmost.
                                                  --jowett
                                                  thucyd.
      1913 webster

   4. math. to change the form of, as of an algebraic
      expression, by executing certain indicated operations
      without changing the value.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.

   syn: to uncover; unfold; evolve; promote; project; lay open;
        disclose; exhibit; unravel; disentangle.
        1913 webster
see also:
developed developing voluptuous devolve envelop develope 
to develop a curved surface on a plane 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

developing \developing\ adj.
   1. not industrialized but undergoing industrialization; --
      sometimes used as a euphemism for "undeveloped"; -- of
      nations.

   syn: underdeveloped.
        wordnet 1.5

   2. pr. p. of develop wn definition 5 becoming or
      arising; as, the rushing yellow of the developing day.
      wordnet 1.5
see also:
develop 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

developing \developing\ n.
   the process of treating a photosensitive material with
   chemicals in order to make a latent image visible.

   syn: development.
        wordnet 1.5 +pjc

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

developing
     adj 1: relating to societies in which capital needed to
            industrialize is in short supply syn: underdeveloped
     2: gradually unfolding or growing especially as of something
        latent; "his developing social conscience"; "after the
        long winter they took joy in the developing warmth of
        spring"
     3: making or becoming visible through or as if through the
        action of a chemical agent; "he watched as the developing
        photograph became clearer and sharper"
     n : processing a photosensitive material in order to make an
         image visible; "the development and printing of his
         pictures took only two hours" syn: development
see also:
underdeveloped development 

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