AGRICULTURES Antonyms

• act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

• a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

• a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

• the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

• a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

• a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)

• processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

• (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated

• an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship

• the development of industry on an extensive scale

• a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

• the creation of something in the mind

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• the quality of being current or of the present

• making modern in appearance or behavior

• a modernized version (as of a play)

• the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment

• the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems

• machinery and equipment developed from engineering or other applied sciences

• polished courtesy; elegance of manner

• the quality or character of life in a city or town

• the condition of being urbanized

• the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban