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un⋅der⋅de⋅vel⋅op

[uhn-der-di-vel-uhp]
–verb (used with object)
to develop (something) short of the required amount: to underdevelop film.

Origin:
under- + develop


un⋅der⋅de⋅vel⋅op⋅ment, noun
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underdevelop

verb
process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature; "These photos are underdeveloped" 
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