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underextend

underextend verb: to apply (a term) to too few referents, by underextension.

Verb

underextend (third-person singular simple present underextends, present participle underextending, simple past and past participle underextended)

  1. (transitive) To apply (a term) to too few referents, by underextension.

Forms of underextend

third-person singular presentunderextends
present participleunderextending
past participleunderextended
pastunderextended

Origin of underextend

From under- + extend.

Questions about underextend

What does underextend mean?
Underextend means to apply (a term) to too few referents, by underextension.
What part of speech is underextend?
Underextend is a verb.
What is the past tense of underextend?
The past tense of underextend is underextended.

Words near underextend in the dictionary

  1. underexpressed
  2. underexpresses
  3. underexpressing
  4. underexpression
  5. underexpressions
  6. underextend
  7. underextended
  8. underextending
  9. underextends
  10. underextension
  11. underextensions

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