undevelop

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verb

To undo the development of.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verbundevelop (third-person singular simple present undevelops, present participle undeveloping, simple past and past participle undeveloped)

present singular third person undevelops · participle present undeveloping · participle past undeveloped · past undeveloped

  1. transitiveTo undo the development of.

    […] to undevelop the land, and to return floodplains to the river.

    2006, Katherine Fischer, Dreaming the Mississippi, page 197

Origin

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APA

undevelop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undevelop

MLA

“undevelop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undevelop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undevelop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undevelop.

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