Develop and Start

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Develop

Develop verb - To gradually become clearer or more detailed.

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Start is a synonym for develop in origin topic. In some cases you can use "Start" instead a verb "Develop", when it comes to topics like form, begin, sprout, come into being.

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

Start

Start verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.

Usage example: started the impressionist movement in art

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Develop is a synonym for start in sprout topic. Sometimes you can use "Develop" instead a verb "Start", if it concerns topics such as come into being.

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

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character	develop character	start character
life	develop life	start life
relationship	develop relationship	start relationship
plot	develop plot	start plot
Other words: series, way, plan, game, games.

Both words in one sentence

Bungie's earlier game Marathon had similar AIs: the AI would start somewhere near Nobel-bot, but with Rampancy, would very quickly develop into "machine god" stage.

Source: Sliding Scale of Robot Intelligence
Not long after, Akira is brought in as a substitute teacher at Kento's school, and they start to develop a serious relationship.

Source: Office Romance
While the gameplay of Gears of War had always been good from the start, the plot of the campaign didn't really start to develop beyond a blatant Excuse Plot until Gears of War 2.

Source: Growing The Beard / Video Games

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