Breed and Develop

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Breed

Breed verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

Usage example: this habit of favoring one employee over the others will breed resentment

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Develop is a synonym for breed in raise topic. In some cases you can use "Develop" instead a verb "Breed", when it comes to topics like grow, reproduce.

Nearby Words: breeding, breeder

Develop

Develop verb - To gradually become clearer or more detailed.

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Breed is a synonym for develop in form topic. Sometimes you can use "Breed" instead a verb "Develop", if it concerns topics such as begin.

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

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kind	breed kind	develop kind
way	breed way	develop way
hatred	breed hatred	develop hatred
traits	breed traits	develop traits

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Yrythny breed by laying eggs in the water, which develop as tadpoles before coming ashore later in childhood.

Source: Franchise / Star Trek Novel Verse
Moogles and Rat-people breed very quickly and develop even more quickly, given that the kids are old enough to walk by the time Zidane returns.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy IX
Each limb starts as a separate non-sapient creature, which meet and join at maturity, then develop intelligence just before they breed.

Source: Bizarre Alien Sexes

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