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underapply

underapply verb: to apply to an insufficient degree.

Verb

underapply (third-person singular simple present underapplies, present participle underapplying, simple past and past participle underapplied)

  1. (transitive) To apply to an insufficient degree.
    • Some authorities recommend using sunscreens of at least SPF 29, with the rationale that most people underapply […]2003, Paul S Auerbach, Medicine for the Outdoors

Forms of underapply

third-person singular presentunderapplies
present participleunderapplying
past participleunderapplied
pastunderapplied

Origin of underapply

From under- + apply.

Questions about underapply

What does underapply mean?
Underapply means to apply to an insufficient degree.
What part of speech is underapply?
Underapply is a verb.
What is the past tense of underapply?
The past tense of underapply is underapplied.

Words near underapply in the dictionary

  1. underanticoagulation
  2. underapplication
  3. underapplications
  4. underapplied
  5. underapplies
  6. underapply
  7. underapplying
  8. underappraisal
  9. underappraisals
  10. underappraise
  11. underappraised

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