S: (v) 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"
S: (v) differentiate (become different during development) "cells differentiate"
S: (v) grow (increase in size by natural process) "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
S: (v) senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate (grow old or older) "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
S: (v) age (begin to seem older; get older) "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
S: (v) mature, maturate, grow (develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation) "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
S: (v) evolve (undergo development or evolution) "Modern man evolved a long time ago"
S: (v) adolesce (become adolescent; pass through adolescence) "The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12"
S: (v) build up, work up, build, progress (form or accumulate steadily) "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
S: (v) incubate (grow under conditions that promote development)
S: (v) 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"