Develop and Return

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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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Return is an antonym for develop.
Nearby Words: development, developed, developing, developmental, developer

Return

Return verb - To go back to a previous and usually lower state or level.
Usage example: vowed to do anything to keep the recovering alcoholic from returning to his dissolute ways
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Develop is an antonym for return.
Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner
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Common collocations

crush develop crush return crush
ability develop ability return ability
power develop power return power
life develop life return life
Other words: interest, series, way, feelings, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Galactic Conqueror In a way, they already control the galaxy, as it is a gigantic coral where they alow humanoid races to develop and return to harvest them every 50,000 years.
    Source: Galactic Conqueror
  • Film / The Return (2003) Ivan, however, quickly begins to develop second thoughts (possibly thanks to his mother's grave composure at both the father's return and at the upcoming trip).
    Source: Film / The Return (2003)
  • Ship Sinking After the departure of Leela, the producer at the time had wanted Sarah Jane to return as companion and to develop the relationship in a more blatantly romantic direction, but Elisabeth Sladen declined to return and so Romana was created as a (very loose) Suspiciously Similar Substitute.
    Source: Ship Sinking
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