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undermeasure

undermeasure verb: to measure or estimate with a result that is smaller than it should be.

Verb

undermeasure (third-person singular simple present undermeasures, present participle undermeasuring, simple past and past participle undermeasured)

  1. (ambitransitive) To measure or estimate with a result that is smaller than it should be.

Forms of undermeasure

third-person singular presentundermeasures
present participleundermeasuring
past participleundermeasured
pastundermeasured

Origin of undermeasure

From under- + measure.

Questions about undermeasure

What does undermeasure mean?
Undermeasure means to measure or estimate with a result that is smaller than it should be.
What part of speech is undermeasure?
Undermeasure is a verb.
What is the past tense of undermeasure?
The past tense of undermeasure is undermeasured.

Words near undermeasure in the dictionary

  1. undermatrons
  2. undermeal
  3. undermeals
  4. undermeaning
  5. undermeanings
  6. undermeasure
  7. undermeasured
  8. undermeasurement
  9. undermeasurements
  10. undermeasures
  11. undermeasuring

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