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underexploit

underexploit verb: to exploit insufficiently.

Verb

underexploit (third-person singular simple present underexploits, present participle underexploiting, simple past and past participle underexploited)

  1. To exploit insufficiently.
    • Near-synonyms: underuse, underutilize
    • The president lamented that his nation's human capital is woefully underexploited owing to a dearth of financial capital with which to start and expand businesses.

Synonyms of underexploit

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Forms of underexploit

third-person singular presentunderexploits
present participleunderexploiting
past participleunderexploited
pastunderexploited

Origin of underexploit

From under- + exploit.

Questions about underexploit

What does underexploit mean?
Underexploit means to exploit insufficiently.
What part of speech is underexploit?
Underexploit is a verb.
What is the past tense of underexploit?
The past tense of underexploit is underexploited.

Words near underexploit in the dictionary

  1. underexperienced
  2. underexplain
  3. underexplained
  4. underexplaining
  5. underexplains
  6. underexploit
  7. underexploitation
  8. underexploitations
  9. underexploited
  10. underexploiting
  11. underexploits

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