Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overdevelop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
overde-vel-op
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To develop to an excessive degree

verb

To develop a photographic film for too long

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + develop.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overdevelops (present, singular) overdeveloping (participle, present) overdeveloped (participle, past) overdeveloped (past)

Derived Forms

overdevelopment

Antonyms

underdevelop

Questions

What does overdevelop mean?
To develop to an excessive degree
Where does overdevelop come from?
From over- + develop.

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