"underprotect" meaning in English

See underprotect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: underprotects [present, singular, third-person], underprotecting [participle, present], underprotected [participle, past], underprotected [past]
Etymology: under- + protect Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|protect}} under- + protect Head templates: {{en-verb}} underprotect (third-person singular simple present underprotects, present participle underprotecting, simple past and past participle underprotected)
  1. (transitive) To give insufficient protection to. Tags: transitive Synonyms: underdefend
    Sense id: en-underprotect-en-verb-ZJbL4yfl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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