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underprotects

underprotects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underprotect.

Meaning of underprotect

Verb

underprotect (third-person singular simple present underprotects, present participle underprotecting, simple past and past participle underprotected)

  1. (transitive) To give insufficient protection to.
    Synonyms:
    underdefend

Questions about underprotects

What is underprotects the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Underprotects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underprotect.

Words near underprotects in the dictionary

  1. underprotected
  2. underprotecting
  3. underprotection
  4. underprotective
  5. underprotectiveness
  6. underprotects
  7. underprove
  8. underprovide
  9. underprovided
  10. underprovides
  11. underproviding

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