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underinflates

underinflates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underinflate.

Meaning of underinflate

Verb

underinflate (third-person singular simple present underinflates, present participle underinflating, simple past and past participle underinflated)

  1. (transitive) To inflate too little.
    • Maybe the tire could emit the scent whenever it is underinflated — after all, a car with properly inflated tires gets the best gasoline mileage.2007 February 18, “Letters”, in New York Times

Questions about underinflates

What is underinflates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Underinflates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underinflate.

Words near underinflates in the dictionary

  1. underindulgence
  2. underindulges
  3. underindulging
  4. underinflate
  5. underinflated
  6. underinflates
  7. underinflating
  8. underinflation
  9. underinfluenced
  10. underinformative
  11. underinformed

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