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Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|or|impersonal|now|rare}} To [[discover]], [[find out]]; to [[uncover]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[change]] with a specific [[direction]], [[progress]].
3. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To progress through a [[sequence]] of stages.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[advance]]; to [[further]]; to [[promote]] the growth of.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[create]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To bring out [[image]]s latent in [[photographic]] [[film]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To acquire something usually over a period of time.
8. {{lb|en|chess|transitive}} To [[place]] one's [[piece]]s [[actively]].
9. {{lb|en|snooker|pool}} To cause a ball to become more [[open]] and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a [[pack]].
10. {{lb|en|math}} To change the [[form]] of (an [[algebraic]] [[expression]], etc.) by executing certain indicated [[operation]]s without changing the [[value]].

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