to unfold, unwind → to develop 8 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme développer
meaning 1 unroll, unwrap développer un journal
to open a newspaper
direction —
meaning 2 to develop chercher à développer son usine
to seek to develop one's factory
reference Larousse online
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme entwickeln
meaning 1 disentangle (obs.)
direction —
meaning 2 to develop
reference
comment The first meaning is obsolete
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Icelandic
lexeme rekja
meaning 1 to unwind
direction →
meaning 2 to develop
reference
comment Берков
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme sviluppare
meaning 1 disentangle, unwrap, to open sviluppare un nodo
to disentangle a nod
direction —
meaning 2 to develop sviluppare l'industria
to develop industry
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Semantic evolution
language 1 Latin
language 2 Italian
lexeme 1 evolvo, -ere
lexeme 2 evolvere
meaning 1 unwrap evolvere librum
to open a parchment
direction →
meaning 2 to develop
reference
comment
NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Malay
lexeme membabarkan
meaning 1 to unfold, unroll
direction →
meaning 2 to spread
reference Rott et al. 1977.: 25
comment
SUSPENDED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme развивать (razvivat')
meaning 1 to develop Развивать локоны
to flatten curls
direction →
meaning 2 to develop Развивать металлургию
to develop metal manufacture
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme desarrollar
meaning 1 unroll, unwrap
direction —
meaning 2 to develop desarrollar la industria, desarrollar la memoria
to develop industry
reference
comment Narumov 1995: 276

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