Verb (used with object), verb (used without object) : to overdevelop a photograph; to overdevelop a waterfront area. From Dictionary.com.
"We can't overdevelop our resources - that's what's happening here.". From Wordnik.com. [billingsgazette.com] Reference
(Thus comes the dictum of David Vestal about how to handle B&W film, "don't underexpose, don't overdevelop."). From Wordnik.com. [The Online Photographer] Reference
If you mix too vigorously, you might overdevelop the gluten in the flour and end up with tough muffins, regardless of the flour type. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
"They have failed plan for the sizeable increase in Victoria's population which has added to pressure to overdevelop areas," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Star News Group] Reference
They should not be allowed to capitulate to one couple's desire to overdevelop their property and enrich themselves at all of our expenses. From Wordnik.com. [The Union - All Categories] Reference
The Department of Community Affairs is Florida's last line of defense against incessant, unrelenting efforts to overbuild and overdevelop our communities. From Wordnik.com. [tcpalm.com Stories] Reference
If you're constantly doing pushing movements, your body will overdevelop those pushing muscles, which will lead to unnatural shortening and potential weakness. From Wordnik.com. [Best Syndication -] Reference
According to Byram, there's a tendency for pitchers to overdevelop the internal rotators of their shoulders because those are the muscles that speed the arm forward. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
They contend that they have studied the transport systems in America and particularly in Canada and they say that they don't want to overdevelop their railway system. From Wordnik.com. [Present Position of the U.S.S.R.] Reference
Now there is no real need for a passenger / commuter rail line unless the goal is to overdevelop the north shore with more townhouses, apartment buildings, and housing projects. From Wordnik.com. Reference
With our current unhappiness, the extension of credit was not used to overdevelop the market (as in the S&L crisis); instead it was used to pay higher prices on existing property. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
"Underexpose, overdevelop" was my prof's motto. From Wordnik.com. [Making Light: Open thread 135] Reference
Don't overdevelop. From Wordnik.com. [mirror.co.uk - Home] Reference
'overdevelop'. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
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