"underreplace" meaning in English

See underreplace in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underreplace.wav Forms: underreplaces [present, singular, third-person], underreplacing [participle, present], underreplaced [participle, past], underreplaced [past]
Etymology: From under- + replace. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|replace}} under- + replace Head templates: {{en-verb}} underreplace (third-person singular simple present underreplaces, present participle underreplacing, simple past and past participle underreplaced)
  1. To replace insufficiently Related terms: underreplacement

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