"underbuild" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: underbuilds [present, singular, third-person], underbuilding [participle, present], underbuilt [participle, past], underbuilt [past]
Etymology: From under- + build. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|build}} under- + build Head templates: {{en-verb|underbuilds|underbuilding|underbuilt}} underbuild (third-person singular simple present underbuilds, present participle underbuilding, simple past and past participle underbuilt)
  1. (transitive) To build beneath another structure; provide a foundation or support for; undergird. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underbuild-en-verb-pO8sWbhD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 50 50
  2. (transitive) To perform insufficient construction on a building or in an area; build below a specified requirement or standard. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underbuild-en-verb-cAqvexUP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: underbuilding Related terms: underbuilder

Inflected forms

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