Meanings
verboverdevelop (third-person singular simple present overdevelops, present participle overdeveloping, simple past and past participle overdeveloped)
present singular third person overdevelops · participle present overdeveloping · participle past overdeveloped · past overdeveloped
- To develop to an excessive degree
After all, most neighborhoods in Chicago, outside of overdeveloped Lincoln Park, welcome any kind of retail developments their commercial strips can get.
1988 January 15, Ben Joravsky, “A strip mall in Edgewater: class warfare, or small-time tiff?”, in Chicago Reader - artsTo develop a photographic film for too long
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
Translations
Hungarian túlfejleszt, túlhív
- túlfejlesztto develop to an excessive degree
- túlhívto develop a photographic film for too long
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APA
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overdevelop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdevelop.
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