"underquote" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: underquotes [present, singular, third-person], underquoting [participle, present], underquoted [participle, past], underquoted [past]
Rhymes: -əʊt Etymology: under- + quote Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|quote}} under- + quote Head templates: {{en-verb}} underquote (third-person singular simple present underquotes, present participle underquoting, simple past and past participle underquoted)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To give a quotation that is too low, or is lower than that offered by others Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-underquote-en-verb-Tncce7FK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for underquote meaning in English (1.9kB)

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