"under-accommodate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: under-accommodates [present, singular, third-person], under-accommodating [participle, present], under-accommodated [participle, past], under-accommodated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} under-accommodate (third-person singular simple present under-accommodates, present participle under-accommodating, simple past and past participle under-accommodated)
  1. (ophthalmology) To adjust the focal point of the eye so that the image of the target falls short of the retina. Categories (topical): Ophthalmology
    Sense id: en-under-accommodate-en-verb-HC3oPAC1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Topics: medicine, ophthalmology, sciences
  2. To inadequately accommodate; to fail to make enough adjustments or allowances to meet another's needs.
    Sense id: en-under-accommodate-en-verb-OV7sErO8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: underaccommodate

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