Definition of developed

"developed" in the verb sense

1. develop

make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation

"Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"

"They developed a new technique"

2. evolve, germinate, develop

work out

"We have developed a new theory of evolution"

3. develop, acquire, evolve

gain through experience

"I acquired a strong aversion to television"

"Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"

"Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"

"develop a passion for painting"

4. grow, develop, produce, get, acquire

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes

"He grew a beard"

"The patient developed abdominal pains"

"I got funny spots all over my body"

"Well-developed breasts"

5. originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow

come into existence take on form or shape

"A new religious movement originated in that country"

"a love that sprang up from friendship"

"the idea for the book grew out of a short story"

"An interesting phenomenon uprose"

6. build up, develop

change the use of and make available or usable

"develop land"

"The country developed its natural resources"

"The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"

7. explicate, formulate, develop

elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

"Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

8. train, develop, prepare, educate

create by training and teaching

"The old master is training world-class violinists"

"we develop the leaders for the future"

9. develop

be gradually disclosed or unfolded become manifest

"The plot developed slowly"

10. develop

grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment

"A flower developed on the branch"

"The country developed into a mighty superpower"

"The embryo develops into a fetus"

"This situation has developed over a long time"

11. modernize, modernise, develop

become technologically advanced

"Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"

"Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"

12. develop, make grow

cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development

"The perfect climate here develops the grain"

"He developed a new kind of apple"

13. develop

generate gradually

"We must develop more potential customers"

"develop a market for the new mobile phone"

14. develop, grow

grow emotionally or mature

"The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"

"When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"

15. develop

make visible by means of chemical solutions

"Please develop this roll of film for me"

16. develop

superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry

17. develop

move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions

"Spassky developed quickly"

18. develop

move into a strategically more advantageous position

"develop the rook"

19. develop

elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme

"develop the melody and change the key"

20. break, recrudesce, develop

happen

"Report the news as it develops"

"These political movements recrudesce from time to time"

21. develop

expand in the form of a series

"Develop the function in the following form"

"developed" in the adjective sense

1. developed

being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful

"the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook"

"they have very small limbs with only two fully developed toes on each"

2. developed, highly-developed

used of societies) having high industrial development

"developed countries"

3. developed

of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads

"condominiums were built on the developed site"

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Quotations for developed

Characters are developed, and never change. [ Benjamin Disraeli ]

Characters never change. Opinions alter, - characters are only developed. [ Disraeli ]

Talent is some one faculty unusually developed; genius commands all the faculties. [ F. H. Hedge ]

He in whom there is much to be developed will be later than others in acquiring true perceptions of himself and the world. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]

Reason developed and cultivated will always be the most powerful curb to the passions: this is the compass of all mankind. [ J. J. Rousseau ]

The more an idea is developed, the more concise becomes its expression: the more a tree is pruned, the better is the fruit. [ Alfred Bougeart ]

Under the veil of these curious sentences are hid those germs of morals which the masters of philosophy have afterwards developed into so many volumes. [ Plutarch ]

The diamond of character is revealed by the concussion of misfortune, as the splendor of the precious jewel of the mine is developed by the blows of the lapidary. [ F. A. Durivage ]

developed in Scrabble®

The word developed is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters developed:

DEVELOPED
(153)
DEVELOPED
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

develop

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word developed

DEVELOPED
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In developed

DEVELOPED
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developed in Words With Friends™

The word developed is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters developed:

DEVELOPED
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

develop

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word developed

DEVELOPED
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In developed

DEVELOPED
(207)
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Words within the letters of developed

2 letter words in developed (3 words)

3 letter words in developed (14 words)

4 letter words in developed (15 words)

5 letter words in developed (11 words)

6 letter words in developed (6 words)

7 letter words in developed (1 word)

8 letter words in developed (1 word)

9 letter words in developed (1 word)

developed + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence developed

Words that start with developed (1 word)

Words with developed in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving developed

Shorter words in developed

el devel develop develope

eve devel develop develope

lop develop develope

el elope develope

lop lope elope develope

pe lope elope develope

el elope eloped

lop lope elope eloped

pe lope elope eloped

lop lope loped eloped

pe lope loped eloped

Longer words containing developed

codeveloped

misdeveloped

overdeveloped

redeveloped predeveloped

underdeveloped

undeveloped

welldeveloped