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underconform

underconform verb: to conform to a lesser extent than necessary or desirable.

Verb

underconform (third-person singular simple present underconforms, present participle underconforming, simple past and past participle underconformed)

  1. (intransitive) To conform to a lesser extent than necessary or desirable.

Forms of underconform

third-person singular presentunderconforms
present participleunderconforming
past participleunderconformed
pastunderconformed

Origin of underconform

From under- + conform.

Questions about underconform

What does underconform mean?
Underconform means to conform to a lesser extent than necessary or desirable.
What part of speech is underconform?
Underconform is a verb.
What is the past tense of underconform?
The past tense of underconform is underconformed.

Words near underconform in the dictionary

  1. undercondensations
  2. undercondensed
  3. underconditioned
  4. underconfidence
  5. underconfident
  6. underconform
  7. underconformed
  8. underconforming
  9. underconforms
  10. underconnected
  11. underconnectedness

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