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underenforcing

underenforcing is the present participle and gerund 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 underenforcing

What is underenforcing the present participle and gerund of?
Underenforcing is the present participle and gerund of underenforce.

Words near underenforcing in the dictionary

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

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