To change with a specific direction, progress.
To progress through a sequence of stages.
To bring out images latent in photographic film.
To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
To acquire something usually over a period of time.
To place one's pieces actively.
To create.
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.
To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
To turn out; to happen; to develop.
To undo a folding.
To release from a fold or pen.
To open (anything covered or closed); to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development.
To reveal.
In functional programming, a kind of higher-order function that is the opposite of a fold.