"underperceive" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underperceive.wav Forms: underperceives [present, singular, third-person], underperceiving [participle, present], underperceived [participle, past], underperceived [past]
Etymology: From under- + perceive. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{prefix|en|under|perceive}} under- + perceive Head templates: {{en-verb}} underperceive (third-person singular simple present underperceives, present participle underperceiving, simple past and past participle underperceived)
  1. (transitive) To perceive to a lesser degree than actually exists. Tags: transitive Related terms: underperception

Inflected forms

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