Develop and Decline

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Develop

Develop verb - To become mature.
Usage example: the wine is developing nicely in the new oak barrels
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Decline is an antonym for develop in cultivate topic.
Nearby Words: development, developed, developing, developmental, developer

Decline

Decline verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: his reputation as a writer began to decline not long after his death
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Develop is an antonym for decline in lessen topic.
Nearby Words: declined, declining, declination, declinable
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