To bring or come to full development

• ripen

  1. To make or become ripe or riper; mature.

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  1. To make or become ripe or riper; mature.

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• mellow

  1. Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness:
  2. Suggesting softness or sweetness:
  3. Flavorful and mild or smooth, as from being properly matured:

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  1. Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness:
  2. Suggesting softness or sweetness:
  3. Flavorful and mild or smooth, as from being properly matured:

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• mature

  1. Having reached full natural growth or development:
  2. Having reached a desired or final condition; ripe:
  3. Having or showing characteristics, such as patience and prudence, considered typical of well-balanced adulthood:

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  1. Having reached full natural growth or development:
  2. Having reached a desired or final condition; ripe:
  3. Having or showing characteristics, such as patience and prudence, considered typical of well-balanced adulthood:

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• maturate

  1. To mature, ripen, or develop.
  2. To suppurate.

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  1. To mature, ripen, or develop.
  2. To suppurate.

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• grow

  1. To increase in size by a natural process.
  2. To expand; gain:
  3. To increase in amount or degree; intensify:

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  1. To increase in size by a natural process.
  2. To expand; gain:
  3. To increase in amount or degree; intensify:

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• age

  1. The length of time that a person or thing has existed:
  2. The time of life when a person becomes qualified to assume certain civil and personal rights and responsibilities, usually at 18 or 21 years; legal age:
  3. One of the stages of life:

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  1. The length of time that a person or thing has existed:
  2. The time of life when a person becomes qualified to assume certain civil and personal rights and responsibilities, usually at 18 or 21 years; legal age:
  3. One of the stages of life:

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To bring (a product or idea, for example) into being

• produce

  1. To bring forth; yield:
  2. To create by physical or mental effort:
  3. To manufacture:

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  1. To bring forth; yield:
  2. To create by physical or mental effort:
  3. To manufacture:

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• generate

  1. To bring into being; give rise to:
  2. To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process:
  3. To engender (offspring); procreate.

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  1. To bring into being; give rise to:
  2. To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process:
  3. To engender (offspring); procreate.

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To take place

• transpire

  1. To come about; happen or occur.
  2. To become known; come to light.
  3. To give off vapor containing waste products, as through animal or plant pores.

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  1. To come about; happen or occur.
  2. To become known; come to light.
  3. To give off vapor containing waste products, as through animal or plant pores.

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• pass

  1. To move on or ahead; proceed:
  2. To extend; run:
  3. To move by or in front of something:

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  1. To move on or ahead; proceed:
  2. To extend; run:
  3. To move by or in front of something:

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• occur

  1. To take place; come about.
  2. To be found to exist or appear:
  3. To come to mind:

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  1. To take place; come about.
  2. To be found to exist or appear:
  3. To come to mind:

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• happen

  1. To come to pass:
  2. To come about as a consequence; result:
  3. To be the fate; become:

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  1. To come to pass:
  2. To come about as a consequence; result:
  3. To be the fate; become:

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• hap

  1. Fortune; chance.
  2. A happening; an occurrence.
  3. To happen.

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  1. Fortune; chance.
  2. A happening; an occurrence.
  3. To happen.

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• come off

  1. To become detached.
  2. To have some success, to succeed.
  3. (dated) To have an orgasm.

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  1. To become detached.
  2. To have some success, to succeed.
  3. (dated) To have an orgasm.

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• come about

  1. To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.
  2. (nautical) To tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking. See also come to.

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  1. To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.
  2. (nautical) To tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking. See also come to.

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• come

  1. in the second person, with relation to the speaker
  2. in the first person, with relation to the person addressed
  3. in the third person, with relation to the person or thing approached

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  1. in the second person, with relation to the speaker
  2. in the first person, with relation to the person addressed
  3. in the third person, with relation to the person or thing approached

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• betide

  1. To happen to. Used chiefly in the phrase woe betide.
  2. To take place; befall.

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  1. To happen to. Used chiefly in the phrase woe betide.
  2. To take place; befall.

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• befall

  1. To come to pass; happen:
  2. Used with the impersonal subject it and a following clause to indicate the occurrence of a usually unexpected or chance event:
  3. To happen to:

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  1. To come to pass; happen:
  2. Used with the impersonal subject it and a following clause to indicate the occurrence of a usually unexpected or chance event:
  3. To happen to:

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To be disclosed gradually

• unfold

  1. To open and spread out (something folded); extend.
  2. To remove the coverings from; disclose to view:
  3. To reveal gradually by written or spoken explanation; make known:

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  1. To open and spread out (something folded); extend.
  2. To remove the coverings from; disclose to view:
  3. To reveal gradually by written or spoken explanation; make known:

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• evolve

  1. To develop or achieve gradually:
  2. To work (something) out; devise:
  3. To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.

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  1. To develop or achieve gradually:
  2. To work (something) out; devise:
  3. To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.

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To express at greater length or in greater detail

• labor

  1. Physical or mental exertion, especially when difficult or exhausting; work.
  2. A specific task or effort, especially a painful or arduous one:
  3. A particular form of work or method of working:

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  1. Physical or mental exertion, especially when difficult or exhausting; work.
  2. A specific task or effort, especially a painful or arduous one:
  3. A particular form of work or method of working:

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• expatiate

  1. To speak or write at length:
  2. To wander freely.

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  1. To speak or write at length:
  2. To wander freely.

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• expand

  1. To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge:
  2. To express at length or in detail; enlarge on:
  3. To open (something) up or out; spread out:

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  1. To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge:
  2. To express at length or in detail; enlarge on:
  3. To open (something) up or out; spread out:

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• enlarge

  1. To make larger in size.
  2. To make larger in scope or effect; expand:
  3. To become larger; grow or swell.

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  1. To make larger in size.
  2. To make larger in scope or effect; expand:
  3. To become larger; grow or swell.

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• elaborate

  1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details:
  2. Intricate and rich in detail:
  3. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly:

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  1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details:
  2. Intricate and rich in detail:
  3. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly:

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• dilate

  1. To make wider or larger; cause to expand.
  2. To become wider or larger; expand.
  3. To speak or write at great length on a subject; expatiate.

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  1. To make wider or larger; cause to expand.
  2. To become wider or larger; expand.
  3. To speak or write at great length on a subject; expatiate.

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• amplify

  1. To make larger or more powerful; increase.
  2. To add to, as by illustrations; make complete.
  3. To exaggerate.

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  1. To make larger or more powerful; increase.
  2. To add to, as by illustrations; make complete.
  3. To exaggerate.

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To disclose bit by bit

• evolve

  1. To develop or achieve gradually:
  2. To work (something) out; devise:
  3. To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.

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  1. To develop or achieve gradually:
  2. To work (something) out; devise:
  3. To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.

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• elaborate

  1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details:
  2. Intricate and rich in detail:
  3. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly:

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  1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details:
  2. Intricate and rich in detail:
  3. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly:

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To come gradually to have

• form

  1. The shape and structure of an object:
  2. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal; figure:
  3. A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.

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  1. The shape and structure of an object:
  2. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal; figure:
  3. A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.

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• acquire

  1. To gain possession of:
  2. To get by one's own efforts:
  3. To gain through experience; come by:

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  1. To gain possession of:
  2. To get by one's own efforts:
  3. To gain through experience; come by:

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To achieve an increase of gradually

• gain

  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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• build up

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages.
  2. (idiomatic) To strengthen.
  3. Alternative form of buildup.

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  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages.
  2. (idiomatic) To strengthen.
  3. Alternative form of buildup.

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To become affected with a disease

• take

  1. To grasp or grip:
  2. To capture physically; seize:
  3. To seize with authority or legal right:

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  1. To grasp or grip:
  2. To capture physically; seize:
  3. To seize with authority or legal right:

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• sicken

  1. To make or become sick.

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  1. To make or become sick.

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• get

  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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• contract

  1. An agreement between two or more parties, especially one that is written and enforceable by law.
  2. The writing or document containing such an agreement.
  3. The branch of law dealing with formal agreements between parties.

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  1. An agreement between two or more parties, especially one that is written and enforceable by law.
  2. The writing or document containing such an agreement.
  3. The branch of law dealing with formal agreements between parties.

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• catch

  1. To get and hold (something that has been in motion) in a hand, the hands, a container, or an implement:
  2. To take hold of, especially forcibly or suddenly; grasp:
  3. To stop (oneself) from doing an action:

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  1. To get and hold (something that has been in motion) in a hand, the hands, a container, or an implement:
  2. To take hold of, especially forcibly or suddenly; grasp:
  3. To stop (oneself) from doing an action:

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To improve

• shape-up

  1. a method of selecting a daily work crew, as of longshoremen, from an assembled group of those available

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  1. a method of selecting a daily work crew, as of longshoremen, from an assembled group of those available

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• fix up

  1. To provide (someone) (with something); to furnish.
  2. To repair or refurbish.
  3. To prepare or provide (something).

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  1. To provide (someone) (with something); to furnish.
  2. To repair or refurbish.
  3. To prepare or provide (something).

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• intensify

  1. To make intense or more intense:
  2. To increase the contrast of (a photographic image).
  3. To become intense or more intense:

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  1. To make intense or more intense:
  2. To increase the contrast of (a photographic image).
  3. To become intense or more intense:

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• widen

  1. To make or become wide or wider.

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  1. To make or become wide or wider.

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• heighten

  1. To raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify.
  2. To make high or higher; raise.
  3. To rise or increase in quantity or degree; intensify.

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  1. To raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify.
  2. To make high or higher; raise.
  3. To rise or increase in quantity or degree; intensify.

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• lengthen

  1. To make or become longer.

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  1. To make or become longer.

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• deepen

  1. To make or become deep or deeper.

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  1. To make or become deep or deeper.

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• perfect

  1. Lacking nothing essential to the whole; complete of its nature or kind.
  2. Being without defect or blemish:
  3. Thoroughly skilled or talented in a certain field or area; proficient.

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  1. Lacking nothing essential to the whole; complete of its nature or kind.
  2. Being without defect or blemish:
  3. Thoroughly skilled or talented in a certain field or area; proficient.

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• finish

  1. To stop (doing an activity or task) after reaching the point at which there is nothing left to do:
  2. To bring to a required or desired state:
  3. To arrive at or attain the end of:

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  1. To stop (doing an activity or task) after reaching the point at which there is nothing left to do:
  2. To bring to a required or desired state:
  3. To arrive at or attain the end of:

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• polish

  1. To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action.
  2. To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.
  3. To refine or remove flaws from; perfect or complete:

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  1. To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action.
  2. To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.
  3. To refine or remove flaws from; perfect or complete:

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• elaborate

  1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details:
  2. Intricate and rich in detail:
  3. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly:

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  1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details:
  2. Intricate and rich in detail:
  3. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly:

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• beautify

  1. To make or become beautiful.

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  1. To make or become beautiful.

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• generate

  1. To bring into being; give rise to:
  2. To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process:
  3. To engender (offspring); procreate.

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  1. To bring into being; give rise to:
  2. To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process:
  3. To engender (offspring); procreate.

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• cultivate

  1. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till.
  2. To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants).
  3. To grow or tend (a plant or crop).

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  1. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till.
  2. To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants).
  3. To grow or tend (a plant or crop).

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• enrich

  1. To make rich or richer.
  2. To make fuller, more meaningful, or more rewarding:
  3. To add fertilizer to.

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  1. To make rich or richer.
  2. To make fuller, more meaningful, or more rewarding:
  3. To add fertilizer to.

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• refine

  1. To reduce to a pure state; purify.
  2. To remove by purifying.
  3. To free from coarse, unsuitable, or immoral characteristics:

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  1. To reduce to a pure state; purify.
  2. To remove by purifying.
  3. To free from coarse, unsuitable, or immoral characteristics:

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• augment

  1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity:
  2. To add an augment to.
  3. To become augmented.

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  1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity:
  2. To add an augment to.
  3. To become augmented.

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• build up

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages.
  2. (idiomatic) To strengthen.
  3. Alternative form of buildup.

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  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages.
  2. (idiomatic) To strengthen.
  3. Alternative form of buildup.

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• magnify

  1. To increase the apparent size of (an object), especially by means of a lens, instrument, or device.
  2. To increase the volume of (sound):
  3. To make more intense or extreme:

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  1. To increase the apparent size of (an object), especially by means of a lens, instrument, or device.
  2. To increase the volume of (sound):
  3. To make more intense or extreme:

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• realize

  1. To comprehend completely or correctly.
  2. To bring into reality; make real:
  3. To make realistic:

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  1. To comprehend completely or correctly.
  2. To bring into reality; make real:
  3. To make realistic:

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• exploit

  1. An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one.
  2. A program or system designed to take advantage of a particular error or security vulnerability in computers or networks.
  3. To employ to the greatest possible advantage:

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  1. An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one.
  2. A program or system designed to take advantage of a particular error or security vulnerability in computers or networks.
  3. To employ to the greatest possible advantage:

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• improve

  1. To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better:
  2. To increase the productivity or value of (land or property):
  3. To become better:

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  1. To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better:
  2. To increase the productivity or value of (land or property):
  3. To become better:

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• advance

  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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• promote

  1. To raise to a more important or responsible job or rank.
  2. To advance (a student) to the next higher grade.
  3. To contribute to the progress or growth of; further.

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  1. To raise to a more important or responsible job or rank.
  2. To advance (a student) to the next higher grade.
  3. To contribute to the progress or growth of; further.

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• extend

  1. To cause (something) to be longer, wider, or cover more area:
  2. To enlarge the scope or effect of:
  3. To cause (something) to last longer:

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  1. To cause (something) to be longer, wider, or cover more area:
  2. To enlarge the scope or effect of:
  3. To cause (something) to last longer:

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• strengthen

  1. To make strong or increase the strength of.
  2. To become strong or stronger.

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  1. To make strong or increase the strength of.
  2. To become strong or stronger.

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• expand

  1. To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge:
  2. To express at length or in detail; enlarge on:
  3. To open (something) up or out; spread out:

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  1. To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge:
  2. To express at length or in detail; enlarge on:
  3. To open (something) up or out; spread out:

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• enlarge

  1. To make larger in size.
  2. To make larger in scope or effect; expand:
  3. To become larger; grow or swell.

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  1. To make larger in size.
  2. To make larger in scope or effect; expand:
  3. To become larger; grow or swell.

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To grow

• progress

  1. Forward or onward movement, as toward a destination:
  2. Development, advancement, or improvement, as toward a goal:
  3. A ceremonial journey made by a sovereign through his or her realm.

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  1. Forward or onward movement, as toward a destination:
  2. Development, advancement, or improvement, as toward a goal:
  3. A ceremonial journey made by a sovereign through his or her realm.

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• advance

  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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• evolve

  1. To develop or achieve gradually:
  2. To work (something) out; devise:
  3. To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.

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  1. To develop or achieve gradually:
  2. To work (something) out; devise:
  3. To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.

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• mature

  1. Having reached full natural growth or development:
  2. Having reached a desired or final condition; ripe:
  3. Having or showing characteristics, such as patience and prudence, considered typical of well-balanced adulthood:

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  1. Having reached full natural growth or development:
  2. Having reached a desired or final condition; ripe:
  3. Having or showing characteristics, such as patience and prudence, considered typical of well-balanced adulthood:

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To reveal slowly

• bring out

  1. To elicit, evoke, or emphasize a particular quality.
  2. (chiefly UK) To place (something new for public sale) on the market; roll out.
  3. (chiefly UK) To make a shy person more confident.

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  1. To elicit, evoke, or emphasize a particular quality.
  2. (chiefly UK) To place (something new for public sale) on the market; roll out.
  3. (chiefly UK) To make a shy person more confident.

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• give account of

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• account for

  1. To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
  2. To be the primary cause of
  3. To constitute in amount or portion.

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  1. To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
  2. To be the primary cause of
  3. To constitute in amount or portion.

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• untwine

  1. To separate the twisted strands of:
  2. To disentangle.
  3. To become untwined.

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  1. To separate the twisted strands of:
  2. To disentangle.
  3. To become untwined.

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• uncoil

  1. To unwind or untwist or to become unwound or untwisted.

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  1. To unwind or untwist or to become unwound or untwisted.

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• untwist

  1. To loosen or separate (something twisted) by turning in the opposite direction; unwind.
  2. To become untwisted.

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  1. To loosen or separate (something twisted) by turning in the opposite direction; unwind.
  2. To become untwisted.

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• unfurl

  1. To spread or open (something) out or become spread or opened out.

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  1. To spread or open (something) out or become spread or opened out.

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• recount

  1. To narrate the facts or particulars of:

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  1. To narrate the facts or particulars of:

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• state

  1. A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances:
  2. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development:
  3. A mental or emotional condition:

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  1. A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances:
  2. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development:
  3. A mental or emotional condition:

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• tell

  1. To communicate by speech or writing; express with words:
  2. To give a detailed account of; narrate:
  3. To notify (someone) of something; inform:

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  1. To communicate by speech or writing; express with words:
  2. To give a detailed account of; narrate:
  3. To notify (someone) of something; inform:

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• detail

  1. An individual part or item; a particular:
  2. Particulars considered individually and in relation to a whole:
  3. A minor or an inconsequential item or aspect; a minutia:

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  1. An individual part or item; a particular:
  2. Particulars considered individually and in relation to a whole:
  3. A minor or an inconsequential item or aspect; a minutia:

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• produce

  1. To bring forth; yield:
  2. To create by physical or mental effort:
  3. To manufacture:

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  1. To bring forth; yield:
  2. To create by physical or mental effort:
  3. To manufacture:

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• explicate

  1. To make clear the meaning of; explain.

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  1. To make clear the meaning of; explain.

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• unroll

  1. To unwind and open (something rolled up).
  2. To unfold and present to view; reveal.
  3. To become unrolled.

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  1. To unwind and open (something rolled up).
  2. To unfold and present to view; reveal.
  3. To become unrolled.

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• unwind

  1. To reverse the winding or twisting of:
  2. To separate the tangled parts of; disentangle.
  3. To free (someone) of nervous tension or pent-up energy.

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  1. To reverse the winding or twisting of:
  2. To separate the tangled parts of; disentangle.
  3. To free (someone) of nervous tension or pent-up energy.

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• explain

  1. To make plain or comprehensible.
  2. To define; expound:
  3. To offer reasons for or a cause of; justify:

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  1. To make plain or comprehensible.
  2. To define; expound:
  3. To offer reasons for or a cause of; justify:

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• make-known

  1. to announce some information generally.
  2. to disclose a secret.

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  1. to announce some information generally.
  2. to disclose a secret.

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• uncover

  1. To remove the cover from:
  2. To manifest or disclose; reveal:
  3. To remove the hat from, as in respect or reverence.

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  1. To remove the cover from:
  2. To manifest or disclose; reveal:
  3. To remove the hat from, as in respect or reverence.

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• disentangle

  1. To extricate from entanglement or involvement; free.
  2. To clear up or resolve (a plot, for example); unravel.
  3. To become free of entanglement.

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  1. To extricate from entanglement or involvement; free.
  2. To clear up or resolve (a plot, for example); unravel.
  3. To become free of entanglement.

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• unravel

  1. To undo or ravel the entangled, knitted, or woven threads of:
  2. To undo or separate (entangled, knitted, or woven threads).
  3. To clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve:

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  1. To undo or ravel the entangled, knitted, or woven threads of:
  2. To undo or separate (entangled, knitted, or woven threads).
  3. To clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve:

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• exhibit

  1. To show outwardly; display:
  2. To present for others to see:
  3. To present in a public exhibition or contest:

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  1. To show outwardly; display:
  2. To present for others to see:
  3. To present in a public exhibition or contest:

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• disclose

  1. To expose to view, as by removing a cover; uncover.
  2. To make known (something heretofore kept secret).

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  1. To expose to view, as by removing a cover; uncover.
  2. To make known (something heretofore kept secret).

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• unfold

  1. To open and spread out (something folded); extend.
  2. To remove the coverings from; disclose to view:
  3. To reveal gradually by written or spoken explanation; make known:

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  1. To open and spread out (something folded); extend.
  2. To remove the coverings from; disclose to view:
  3. To reveal gradually by written or spoken explanation; make known:

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To work out

• build-on

  1. to add additional components to a previously constructed framework or device so that additional or improved functionality is obtained or created

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  1. to add additional components to a previously constructed framework or device so that additional or improved functionality is obtained or created

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• go into detail

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• expand upon

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• explicate

  1. To make clear the meaning of; explain.

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  1. To make clear the meaning of; explain.

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• evolve

  1. To develop or achieve gradually:
  2. To work (something) out; devise:
  3. To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.

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  1. To develop or achieve gradually:
  2. To work (something) out; devise:
  3. To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.

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• amplify

  1. To make larger or more powerful; increase.
  2. To add to, as by illustrations; make complete.
  3. To exaggerate.

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  1. To make larger or more powerful; increase.
  2. To add to, as by illustrations; make complete.
  3. To exaggerate.

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• fill-in

  1. One that serves as a substitute for another.
  2. A short informative summary.

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  1. One that serves as a substitute for another.
  2. A short informative summary.

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• fill-out

  1. : To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
  2. (intransitive): To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.

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  1. : To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
  2. (intransitive): To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.

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• elaborate

  1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details:
  2. Intricate and rich in detail:
  3. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly:

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  1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details:
  2. Intricate and rich in detail:
  3. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly:

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• expatiate

  1. To speak or write at length:
  2. To wander freely.

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  1. To speak or write at length:
  2. To wander freely.

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• enlarge upon

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To come into being

• occur

  1. To take place; come about.
  2. To be found to exist or appear:
  3. To come to mind:

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  1. To take place; come about.
  2. To be found to exist or appear:
  3. To come to mind:

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• originate

  1. To bring into being; create or start:
  2. To come into being; start:

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  1. To bring into being; create or start:
  2. To come into being; start:

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• emerge

  1. To move out or away from a surrounding fluid, covering, or shelter:
  2. To come into view:
  3. To become conscious:

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  1. To move out or away from a surrounding fluid, covering, or shelter:
  2. To come into view:
  3. To become conscious:

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To come to have

• contract

  1. An agreement between two or more parties, especially one that is written and enforceable by law.
  2. The writing or document containing such an agreement.
  3. The branch of law dealing with formal agreements between parties.

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  1. An agreement between two or more parties, especially one that is written and enforceable by law.
  2. The writing or document containing such an agreement.
  3. The branch of law dealing with formal agreements between parties.

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• incur

  1. To acquire or come into (something usually undesirable); sustain:
  2. To become liable or subject to as a result of one's actions; bring upon oneself:

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  1. To acquire or come into (something usually undesirable); sustain:
  2. To become liable or subject to as a result of one's actions; bring upon oneself:

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• manifest

  1. Clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious.
  2. To show or demonstrate plainly; reveal:
  3. To record in a ship's manifest.

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  1. Clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious.
  2. To show or demonstrate plainly; reveal:
  3. To record in a ship's manifest.

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• acquire

  1. To gain possession of:
  2. To get by one's own efforts:
  3. To gain through experience; come by:

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  1. To gain possession of:
  2. To get by one's own efforts:
  3. To gain through experience; come by:

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