verb
Meaning 1
To develop insufficiently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
underdevelop
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Sound
Pronunciation
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verb
Meaning 2
process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- These photos are underdeveloped
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: develop
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English develop English underdevelop From under- + develop.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: sottosviluppare — Translations
- Polish: rozwijać niewystarczająco — Translations
- Polish: rozwinąć niewystarczająco — Translations