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overdevelop

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o·ver·de·vel·op  (vr-d-vlp)
tr.v. o·ver·de·vel·oped, o·ver·de·vel·op·ing, o·ver·de·vel·ops
1. To develop to excess: muscles that were overdeveloped by weightlifting.
2. To process (a photographic plate or film) too long or in too concentrated a solution.

over·de·velop·ment n.

overdevelop [ˌəʊvədɪˈvɛləp]
vb (tr)
1. to develop too much or too far
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) Photog to process (a film, plate, or print) in developer for more than the required time, at too great a concentration, etc.
overdevelopment  n


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