Definition of "underdevelop" []

• To develop insufficiently. (verb)

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• "This crisis would not only significantly undermine progress towards sustainable development, but would even "underdevelop" some of the worst affected countries."
• "If not move to an underdevelop country for six months. — percy"
• "I mean, the fact is that we deliberately underdevelop some of these countries and some of the relationships in terms of economics have been ..."