overdevelopv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvədᵻˈvɛləp/, U.S.

/ˈˌoʊvərdəˈvɛləp/,

/ˈˌoʊvərdiˈvɛləp/

Forms: see over- prefix and develop v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, develop v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + develop v. Compare slightly earlier overdevelopment n.

transitive. To develop too much or to excess; (Photography) to treat with developer for too long. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [verb (transitive)] > evolve or develop > too greatly

overdevelop1850

1850 Amer. Whig Rev. June 657/2 This centrifugal force,..which Germany sees over-developed in its scores of principalities, is in France utterly deficient.

1869 Eng. Mech. 19 Nov. 238/3 He would be likely to over-develope it.

1884 Cent. Mag. 27 945 A principle as good as this may be over-developed.

1921 Science 14 Oct. 358/1 In order that the whitened specimen should contrast with a white background it has been necessary to over-expose or over-develop the prints.

1950 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 32 265/2 In the basing point industry, old basing point mills, since they can reach out to new markets through freight absorption, tend to overdevelop.

1989 C. McWilliam Little Stranger (1990) xii. 62 They were accomplished, even virtuoso, in some things, but, tactful, they did not overdevelop any trait.

1992 Photography (BNC) Feb. 31 In the region of lightly exposed silver halides there is almost nothing to actually overdevelop.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overdevelop
释义	overdevelopv. Brit. /ˌəʊvədᵻˈvɛləp/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərdəˈvɛləp/, /ˈˌoʊvərdiˈvɛləp/ Forms: see over- prefix and develop v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, develop v. Etymology: < over- prefix + develop v. Compare slightly earlier overdevelopment n. transitive. To develop too much or to excess; (Photography) to treat with developer for too long. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [verb (transitive)] > evolve or develop > too greatly overdevelop1850 1850 Amer. Whig Rev. June 657/2 This centrifugal force,..which Germany sees over-developed in its scores of principalities, is in France utterly deficient. 1869 Eng. Mech. 19 Nov. 238/3 He would be likely to over-develope it. 1884 Cent. Mag. 27 945 A principle as good as this may be over-developed. 1921 Science 14 Oct. 358/1 In order that the whitened specimen should contrast with a white background it has been necessary to over-expose or over-develop the prints. 1950 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 32 265/2 In the basing point industry, old basing point mills, since they can reach out to new markets through freight absorption, tend to overdevelop. 1989 C. McWilliam Little Stranger (1990) xii. 62 They were accomplished, even virtuoso, in some things, but, tactful, they did not overdevelop any trait. 1992 Photography (BNC) Feb. 31 In the region of lightly exposed silver halides there is almost nothing to actually overdevelop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1850
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