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underindex

underindex verb: to underweight; to underemphasize.

Verb

underindex (third-person singular simple present underindexes, present participle underindexing, simple past and past participle underindexed)

  1. (transitive) To underweight; to underemphasize.
    • […] you earn the ability to look back and realize... you made it through. We tend to underindex that reflection, and underestimate our resilience.2020, Alex Hillman, The Tiny MBA, page 70
    Antonyms:
    overindex

Antonyms of underindex

Forms of underindex

third-person singular presentunderindexes
present participleunderindexing
past participleunderindexed
pastunderindexed

Origin of underindex

From under- + index.

Questions about underindex

What does underindex mean?
Underindex means to underweight; to underemphasize.
What part of speech is underindex?
Underindex is a verb.
What is the past tense of underindex?
The past tense of underindex is underindexed.

Words near underindex in the dictionary

  1. underinclusion
  2. underinclusions
  3. underinclusive
  4. underinclusiveness
  5. underinclusivity
  6. underindex
  7. underindexed
  8. underindexes
  9. underindexing
  10. underinduced
  11. underindulge

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