"underapply" meaning in English

See underapply in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: underapplies [present, singular, third-person], underapplying [participle, present], underapplied [participle, past], underapplied [past]
Etymology: under- + apply Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|apply}} under- + apply Head templates: {{en-verb}} underapply (third-person singular simple present underapplies, present participle underapplying, simple past and past participle underapplied)
  1. (transitive) To apply to an insufficient degree. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underapply-en-verb-bNF7gORU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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