"underpower" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: underpowers [present, singular, third-person], underpowering [participle, present], underpowered [participle, past], underpowered [past]
Etymology: under- + power Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|power}} under- + power Head templates: {{en-verb}} underpower (third-person singular simple present underpowers, present participle underpowering, simple past and past participle underpowered)
  1. (transitive) To supply with insufficient power. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underpower-en-verb-VTB~82Rv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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