Overdevelop
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transitive verb.
To develop to excess.
transitive verb.
To process (a photographic plate or film) too long or in too concentrated a solution.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To develop to excess; in
photography
, to develop too long or with too strong developer. See
overdevelopment
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To develop excessively
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
develop
to an excessive degree
verb.
To develop a
photographic
film
for too long
Word Usage
"They contend that they have studied the transport systems in America and particularly in Canada and they say that they don't want to overdevelop their railway system."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
underdevelop
Form
overdevelopment
verb-form
overdeveloped
overdeveloping
overdevelops