verb
-ops; -oped; -oping
[+ obj] :to cause (something) to grow or become bigger or more advanced
[no obj] :to grow or become bigger or more advanced
[+ obj] :to create (something) over a period of time
[+ obj] :to make (an idea, argument, theory, etc.) easier to understand by giving more information
[no obj] :to gradually begin to exist
[+ obj] :to gradually begin to have (something)
[+ obj] :to begin to suffer from or be affected by (an illness, problem, etc.)
[no obj] chiefly US :to become known or understood
[+ obj] to build houses or other buildings on (land)
to make (something) available for use
[+ obj] :to make a photograph from (film) by using special chemicals and a special process