OVERDEVELOP

Etymology

Verb

overdevelop (third-person singular simple present overdevelops, present participle overdeveloping, simple past and past participle overdeveloped)

To develop to an excessive degree

(photography) To develop a photographic film for too long

Antonyms

• underdevelop

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*de*vel"op, v. t.

Definition: To develop excessively; specif. (Photog.),

Definition: to subject (a plate or film) too long to the developing process.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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