"undereducate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: undereducates [present, singular, third-person], undereducating [participle, present], undereducated [participle, past], undereducated [past]
Etymology: under- + educate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|educate}} under- + educate Head templates: {{en-verb}} undereducate (third-person singular simple present undereducates, present participle undereducating, simple past and past participle undereducated)
  1. (transitive) To provide an inadequate education. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-undereducate-en-verb-tF8Dn9zy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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