Meaning

2 senses

  1. To develop to an excessive degree

  2. To develop a photographic film for too long

Origin

From over- + develop.

From over- + develop.

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Forms

overdevelops, overdeveloping, overdeveloped, overdeveloped
Base formoverdevelop · to overdevelop
3rd person singularoverdevelops
Present participleoverdeveloping
Past simpleoverdeveloped
Past participleoverdeveloped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverdevelop
he, she, itoverdevelops

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverdeveloped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave overdeveloped
he, she, ithas overdeveloped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overdevelop

Antonyms

1 antonyms
underdevelop

Word family

1 related words
Derivedoverdevelopment

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overcomeB1overconfidentovercookovercrowdoverdooverdoseoverdraftC1
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