Develop and Engineer

Develop

Develop verb - To produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort.

Usage example: outside consultants helped the company develop an effective marketing strategy

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Engineer and develop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Engineer" instead a verb "Develop".

Engineer verb - To plan out usually with subtle skill or care.

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Develop and engineer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Develop" instead a verb "Engineer".

ability	develop ability	engineer ability
device	develop device	engineer device
plot	develop plot	engineer plot
way	develop way	engineer way
Other words: technology, cure, virus, weapons, technologies.

Imported Alien Phlebotinum: Hoichi thinks the human race should develop its own technology, so he's a bit disappointed when he finds out all Hosuke did was reverse engineer the Riofaldians' tech.

Source: Manga / Cannon God Exaxxion
The heroes reverse engineer it to develop their base's shield system, and the "PS generators" do the same thing.

Source: Instant Runes
After the movie came out, a naval engineer spoke to the producers, inquiring how they managed to make the mini-breather, since he was trying to develop one himself.

Source: Film / Thunderball

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