Develop and Operate

Develop

Develop verb - To gradually become clearer or more detailed.

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

Operate verb - To control the mechanical operation of.

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Develop and operate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Develop" instead a verb "Operate".

device	develop device	operate device
system	develop system	operate system
way	develop way	operate way
technology	develop technology	operate technology
Other words: magic, weapon, version, weapons.

This basically confines them to Hokkaido and select areas on Honshu, and the Japanese had to develop an another smaller and lighter type 10 tank so it could operate on the Japanese mainland.

Source: Tanks for Nothing
Curiously, a minor Jedi character from Star Wars: The Old Republic, having noted that heuristic droids that operate long enough develop sapience, wonders if it might be possible for them to develop a connection to the Force.

Source: Religious Robot
For example, the first cat to develop sufficient manual dexterity to operate a can opener was unquestionably an evolutionary step ahead of the rest.

Source: Series / Red Dwarf

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