Verb: underdevelop ,ún-du(r)-di've-lup
- Fail to develop economically, socially, or technologically to a satisfactory level
"Many regions continue to underdevelop due to lack of investment"
- (photography) process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature
"These photos are underdeveloped"
Derived forms: underdeveloped, underdeveloping, underdevelops
Type of: develop
Encyclopedia: Underdevelop