underdevelop Hear it!

underdevelop definition

under·de·velop (un′dər di vel′əp)

transitive verb

  1. to develop to a point below what is needed
  2. Photog. to develop (a film, plate, etc.) for too short a time or with too weak a developer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.