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underenforces

underenforces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underenforce.

Meaning of underenforce

Verb

underenforce (third-person singular simple present underenforces, present participle underenforcing, simple past and past participle underenforced)

  1. (transitive) To enforce inadequately.
    • But effective laws, already on the books, are pitifully underenforced by the Environmental Protection Agency.2009 September 24, “How to Stop Contaminating the Water”, in The New York Times

Questions about underenforces

What is underenforces the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Underenforces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underenforce.

Words near underenforces in the dictionary

  1. underemployment
  2. underendowed
  3. underenforce
  4. underenforced
  5. underenforcement
  6. underenforces
  7. underenforcing
  8. underengaged
  9. underengined
  10. underenriched
  11. underenrichment

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