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overdevelop

[ oh-ver-di-vel-uhp ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to develop to excess:

    to overdevelop a photograph; to overdevelop a waterfront area.

overdevelop

/ ˌəʊvədɪˈvɛləp /

verb

  1. to develop too much or too far
  2. photog to process (a film, plate, or print) in developer for more than the required time, at too great a concentration, etc

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Derived Forms

  • ˌoverdeˈvelopment, noun

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Other Words From

  • over·de·velop·ment noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of overdevelop1

First recorded in 1835–45; over- + develop

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