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developed
/dɪˈvɛləpt/
verb
To change with a specific direction, progress.
"Let's see how things develop and then make our decision."
To progress through a sequence of stages.
"Isabel developed from a tropical depression to a tropical storm to a hurricane. An embryo develops into a fetus and then into an infant."
To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
adjective
(said of a country) Not primitive; not third-world.
Mature.
Containing man-made structures such as roads, sewers, electric lines, buildings, and so on.
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