"underinflate" meaning in English

See underinflate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: underinflates [present, singular, third-person], underinflating [participle, present], underinflated [participle, past], underinflated [past]
Etymology: under- + inflate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|inflate}} under- + inflate Head templates: {{en-verb}} underinflate (third-person singular simple present underinflates, present participle underinflating, simple past and past participle underinflated)
  1. (transitive) To inflate too little. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underinflate-en-verb-oJZMaZ4j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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