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undercharacterise

undercharacterise is the alternative form of undercharacterize.

Meaning of undercharacterize

Verb

undercharacterize (third-person singular simple present undercharacterizes, present participle undercharacterizing, simple past and past participle undercharacterized)

  1. To characterize insufficiently

Forms of undercharacterise

third-person singular presentundercharacterises
present participleundercharacterising
past participleundercharacterised
pastundercharacterised

Origin of undercharacterise

From under- + characterise.

Questions about undercharacterise

What is undercharacterise the alternative form of?
Undercharacterise is the alternative form of undercharacterize.

Words near undercharacterise in the dictionary

  1. underchamberlain
  2. underchamberlains
  3. underchambers
  4. underchancellor
  5. underchancellors
  6. undercharacterise
  7. undercharacterised
  8. undercharacterises
  9. undercharacterising
  10. undercharacterize
  11. undercharacterized

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