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developed

developed

2.3
Being more complete and useful after growth or change
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈvɛləpt/
translation icon : desarrollado
  • Energy was not a fully developed concept in his time.

I mean, the, the brain itself was as fully developed before that time as after.

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Examples

  • A developed moral philosophy, far from being the enemy of the "objective" knowledge of human realities, is rather the condition and capstone of it.

    Academic text (2002)
  • And very little theory has been developed for this case.

  • And we use, in fact, a method developed by Dean Sale.

  • When we get to Homer, we will find a highly developed epic poetry.

  • The city has developed into a major cultural hub over the past decade.

  • Many developed nations invest heavily in renewable energy sources.

  • This technology is now considered developed and widely used worldwide.

Synonyms

advanced
vsdeveloped
379 4.0

At a very high level of skill, knowledge, or development

describes growth into a more complete or useful state through change
to fleshed out
vsdeveloped
7 4.4

To add more details so something becomes more complete

refers to overall growth and maturity rather than adding only details
highly developed
vsdeveloped
4 3.9

A country or society with advanced industry, economy, and technology

applies more generally to growth into a complete or useful state in many contexts
fully fledged
vsdeveloped
1 4.4

Having full official status and rights in a job or role

focuses on becoming more useful or complete rather than gaining final status
matured
vsdeveloped
2.6

A plant or food that is fully grown and ripe and at its best quality

covers wider improvement toward usefulness not limited to natural ripening

Antonyms

3 4.2

Ideas or skills not fully formed and needing more work

Not grown enough to reach the normal size, skill, or quality

Compounds

A country or society with advanced industry, economy, and technology

How Developed

complete
497 1.0
to mature
91 3.5
developed
2.3
undeveloped
3 4.2

Surface Forms

developed positive

Morphology

developed = develop (transparent) = develop + ed

This adjectival sense ('advanced, mature, or more complete') is the expected participial/adjectival meaning derived from 'develop'.

Etymology

Developed originally meant to 'unfold' or 'bring out' and is related to envelope ('to wrap'), which helps you remember the image of taking something out of a cover. That's why a developed skill or body part is one that has grown or improved into a full, useful state.