"underserve" meaning in English

See underserve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: underserves [present, singular, third-person], underserving [participle, present], underserved [participle, past], underserved [past]
Etymology: under- + serve Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|serve}} under- + serve Head templates: {{en-verb}} underserve (third-person singular simple present underserves, present participle underserving, simple past and past participle underserved)
  1. (transitive) To supply something with insufficient services or resources. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underserve-en-verb-MlHydKZq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for underserve meaning in English (1.3kB)

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