develope

English

Verb

develope (third-person singular simple present developes, present participle developing, simple past and past participle developed)

1. Archaic spelling of develop.
   • c. 1711, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, letter to Alexander Pope

     You see that I have said what has been said, on a supposition, that, however obscure theology may be, the Christian religion is extremely plain, and requires no great learning, nor deep meditation to develope it.

   • 1807, [Germaine] de Staël Holstein, translated by D[ennis] Lawler, “[Book VII. Italian Literature.] Chap[ter] II.”, in Corinna; or, Italy. […], volume II, London: […] Corri, […]; and sold by Colburn, […], and Mackenzie, […], →OCLC, page 133:

     Perhaps it would now be impossible for you to have a national tragic theatre: it would be necessary for the existence of such a theatre, that great circumstances should develope in life those sentiments which are expressed upon the stage.

   • 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter I, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 7:

     Mr. Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice, that the experience of three and twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character. Her mind was less difficult to develope. She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper. When she was discontented she fancied herself nervous. The business of her life was to get her daughters married; its solace was visiting and news.