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underlengthen

underlengthen verb: to lengthen too little.

Verb

underlengthen (third-person singular simple present underlengthens, present participle underlengthening, simple past and past participle underlengthened)

  1. (transitive) To lengthen too little.

Forms of underlengthen

third-person singular presentunderlengthens
present participleunderlengthening
past participleunderlengthened
pastunderlengthened

Origin of underlengthen

From under- + lengthen.

Questions about underlengthen

What does underlengthen mean?
Underlengthen means to lengthen too little.
What part of speech is underlengthen?
Underlengthen is a verb.
What is the past tense of underlengthen?
The past tense of underlengthen is underlengthened.

Words near underlengthen in the dictionary

  1. underled
  2. underledge
  3. underledges
  4. underleg
  5. underlegs
  6. underlengthen
  7. underlengthened
  8. underlengthening
  9. underlengthens
  10. underlessee
  11. underlessees

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