An archaic or variant spelling of 'develop,' meaning to grow, unfold, or gradually become more mature or complex.
An older spelling of develop from French développer; this variant is now considered archaic and has been superseded by the modern spelling 'develop' in standard English.
Old English spelling was wonderfully inconsistent—'develope' with an extra 'e' was common in the 1700s-1800s, but spelling reformers gradually standardized it to 'develop,' making our modern dictionaries look much tidier!
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