"underdo" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English underdon, from Old English underdōn (“to put under”), from Proto-Germanic *under + *dōną (“to put”). Equivalent to under- + do. Cognate with German unterthun (“to put under, subject”).",
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    {
      "form": "underdid",
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      "form": "underdone",
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        "To put under, subject."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To put under, subject."
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        "To do something insufficiently; especially to undercook."
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        "(transitive) To do something insufficiently; especially to undercook."
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        "To act below one's abilities; do less than one can."
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        "(intransitive) To act below one's abilities; do less than one can."
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        "To do less than is requisite."
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        "(intransitive) To do less than is requisite."
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  "word": "underdo"
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        "To put under, subject."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To put under, subject."
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        "(transitive) To do something insufficiently; especially to undercook."
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        "To act below one's abilities; do less than one can."
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        "To do less than is requisite."
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        "(intransitive) To do less than is requisite."
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