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undevelop

Translations

undevelopverb
undeveloped
Past Simple
undeveloped
Past Participle
undeveloping
Gerund
freinerau sens de ralentir ou empêcher le développement
Tough new regulations might undevelop the local housing market.
De nouvelles réglementations strictes pourraient freiner le marché local du logement.
dédévelopperrare ; au sens de faire régresser ou de revenir à un état moins avancé
Unchecked deforestation can quickly undevelop a once-thriving ecosystem.
La déforestation incontrôlée peut rapidement dédévélopper un écosystème autrefois prospère.
Additional translations
dédévelopperphotographie, emploi vieilli
Synonyms
reverse
stunt
arrest (development)
retard (delay)
undo development
undermine development
devolve
regress
retrogress
backtrack
roll back
backslide

Definitions

undevelopverb
to cause something that has been developed to return to a less advanced or less effective state; to reverse development
Unchecked deforestation can quickly undevelop a once-thriving ecosystem.
to prevent something from being developed or brought to completion
Tough new regulations might undevelop the local housing market.
(photography, obsolete) to remove the developed image from photographic material, rendering it undeveloped again
The technician attempted to undevelop the overexposed plate with a special chemical bath.
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