- to develop too much
- Photog. to develop (a film, plate, etc.) too long or with too strong a developer
overdevelop
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overdevelop
transitive verb
o·ver·de·vel·oped, o·ver·de·vel·op·ing, o·ver·de·vel·ops- To develop to excess: muscles that were overdeveloped by weightlifting.
- To process (a photographic plate or film) too long or in too concentrated a solution.
Related Forms:
- o′ver·de·vel′op·ment
noun
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Verb
(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
Origin
over- +"Ž develop
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