Become and Develop

Become

Become verb - To eventually have as a state or quality.

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Develop and become are semantically related in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Develop" instead a verb "Become", when it comes to topics like direction, reach.

Nearby Word: becoming

Develop

Develop verb - Come into existence; take on form or shape.

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Become and develop are semantically related in direction topic. Sometimes you can use "Become" instead a verb "Develop", if it concerns topics such as process, reach.

Nearby Words: development, developed, developing, developmental, developer

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Common collocations

character	become character	develop character
power	become power	develop power
kind	become kind	develop kind
interest	become interest	develop interest
Other words: type, way, characters, identity, weapon, skills, powers.

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While a case could be made that some who have been consistently bullied may consciously develop or become egocentric and cultivate feelings of a superiority complex as a psychological defense mechanism, this does not directly correlate with AS.

Source: Useful Notes / Asperger Syndrome
They do not become intelligent or develop magical powers until they reach a very large size and age, which only a few do.

Source: Literature / Nightrunner
At best, they will develop a different personality but at the worst, they will become Ax-Crazy with both memory loss and personality change.

Source: Manga / Embalming

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