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o·ver·de·vel·op

(ō′vər-dĭ-vĕl′əp)

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.

o′ver·de·vel′op·ment n.

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overdevelop

(ˌəʊvədɪˈvɛləp)

vb (tr)

1. to develop too much or too far

2. (Photography) photog to process (a film, plate, or print) in developer for more than the required time, at too great a concentration, etc

ˌoverdeˈvelopment n

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o•ver•de•vel•op

(ˌoʊ vər dɪˈvɛl əp)

v.t.

1. to develop to excess.

2. to develop a (photograph) for too long or in too strong a solution.

o`ver•de•vel′op•ment, n.

overdevelop

Past participle: overdeveloped
Gerund: overdeveloping

Imperative
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overdevelop

Present
I overdevelop
you overdevelop
he/she/it overdevelops
we overdevelop
you overdevelop
they overdevelop

Preterite
I overdeveloped
you overdeveloped
he/she/it overdeveloped
we overdeveloped
you overdeveloped
they overdeveloped

Present Continuous
I am overdeveloping
you are overdeveloping
he/she/it is overdeveloping
we are overdeveloping
you are overdeveloping
they are overdeveloping

Present Perfect
I have overdeveloped
you have overdeveloped
he/she/it has overdeveloped
we have overdeveloped
you have overdeveloped
they have overdeveloped

Past Continuous
I was overdeveloping
you were overdeveloping
he/she/it was overdeveloping
we were overdeveloping
you were overdeveloping
they were overdeveloping

Past Perfect
I had overdeveloped
you had overdeveloped
he/she/it had overdeveloped
we had overdeveloped
you had overdeveloped
they had overdeveloped

Future
I will overdevelop
you will overdevelop
he/she/it will overdevelop
we will overdevelop
you will overdevelop
they will overdevelop

Future Perfect
I will have overdeveloped
you will have overdeveloped
he/she/it will have overdeveloped
we will have overdeveloped
you will have overdeveloped
they will have overdeveloped

Future Continuous
I will be overdeveloping
you will be overdeveloping
he/she/it will be overdeveloping
we will be overdeveloping
you will be overdeveloping
they will be overdeveloping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been overdeveloping
you have been overdeveloping
he/she/it has been overdeveloping
we have been overdeveloping
you have been overdeveloping
they have been overdeveloping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been overdeveloping
you will have been overdeveloping
he/she/it will have been overdeveloping
we will have been overdeveloping
you will have been overdeveloping
they will have been overdeveloping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been overdeveloping
you had been overdeveloping
he/she/it had been overdeveloping
we had been overdeveloping
you had been overdeveloping
they had been overdeveloping

Conditional
I would overdevelop
you would overdevelop
he/she/it would overdevelop
we would overdevelop
you would overdevelop
they would overdevelop

Past Conditional
I would have overdeveloped
you would have overdeveloped
he/she/it would have overdeveloped
we would have overdeveloped
you would have overdeveloped
they would have overdeveloped

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