IELTS Anvil

develop

CEFR: B1

To grow, evolve, expand, or systematically elaborate a cultural tradition, performance art, or economic system over time.

Synonyms

evolve
flourish
mature

Common Collocations

develop a skill
develop the economy
rapidly develop

Example Sentence

Circus arts developed from equestrian exhibition riding in eighteenth-century London into a complex international spectacle.

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