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underprove

underprove is the alternative form of underproof.

Meaning of underproof

Verb

underproof (third-person singular simple present underproofs, present participle underproofing, simple past and past participle underproofed)

  1. To proof insufficiently.
    Antonyms:
    overproof

See all 2 meanings of underproof

Forms of underprove

third-person singular presentunderproves
present participleunderproving
past participleunderproved
pastunderproved

Questions about underprove

What is underprove the alternative form of?
Underprove is the alternative form of underproof.

Words near underprove in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: underprove (page history and authors); underproof (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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