▸ verb: (transitive, now rare) To discover, find out; to uncover. ▸ verb: (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress. ▸ verb: (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages. ▸ verb: (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of. ▸ verb: (transitive) To create. ▸ verb: (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film. ▸ verb: (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time. ▸ verb: (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively. ▸ verb: (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack. ▸ verb: (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
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