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underdevelop

underdevelop verb: to develop insufficiently.

Verb

underdevelop (third-person singular simple present underdevelops, present participle underdeveloping, simple past and past participle underdeveloped)

  1. To develop insufficiently.

Forms of underdevelop

third-person singular presentunderdevelops
present participleunderdeveloping
past participleunderdeveloped
pastunderdeveloped

Origin of underdevelop

From under- + develop.

Questions about underdevelop

What does underdevelop mean?
Underdevelop means to develop insufficiently.
What part of speech is underdevelop?
Underdevelop is a verb.
What is the past tense of underdevelop?
The past tense of underdevelop is underdeveloped.

Words near underdevelop in the dictionary

  1. underdeterminedness
  2. underdetermines
  3. underdetermining
  4. underdeterrence
  5. underdeterrent
  6. underdevelop
  7. underdeveloped
  8. underdevelopedness
  9. underdeveloping
  10. underdevelopment
  11. underdevelopments

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