"undercommit" meaning in English

See undercommit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: undercommits [present, singular, third-person], undercommitting [participle, present], undercommitted [participle, past], undercommitted [past]
Etymology: under- + commit Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|commit}} under- + commit Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} undercommit (third-person singular simple present undercommits, present participle undercommitting, simple past and past participle undercommitted)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make an inadequate commitment; to commit (oneself to) too little (of). Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: underpromise
    Sense id: en-undercommit-en-verb-pv7SNQD7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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