develop
verb (used with object)
to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state.
developable
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a word derived from
develop.
Example Sentences
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For example, the students read a short article that presented research on the benefits of viewing interests as developable.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 29, 2023
Sprawling about 1.5 square miles, the town has 117.5 acres of developable land, per Klickitat County’s Buildable Lands Inventory Methodology Report.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
The early negotiations contemplated a land swap in which the county would receive a developable plot of land from the federal government in exchange for what it was ceding on the cemetery’s border.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
And as much as three-quarters of the developable land in the state is now zoned only for single-family housing, according to UC Berkeley research.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
Music at this time bounds forward in the joy of an infinitely developable principle.
From The English Novel And the Principle of its Development by Sidney Lanier
