"underenforce" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: underenforces [present, singular, third-person], underenforcing [participle, present], underenforced [participle, past], underenforced [past]
Etymology: From under- + enforce. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|enforce}} under- + enforce Head templates: {{en-verb}} underenforce (third-person singular simple present underenforces, present participle underenforcing, simple past and past participle underenforced)
  1. (transitive) To enforce inadequately. Tags: transitive Related terms: underenforcement
    Sense id: en-underenforce-en-verb-wz~XTDzy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry

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