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underserve

UK/ˌʌndəˈsɜːv//ˌʌndɚˈsɝv/

underserve verb: to supply something with insufficient services or resources.

Verb

underserve (third-person singular simple present underserves, present participle underserving, simple past and past participle underserved)

  1. (transitive) To supply something with insufficient services or resources.

Forms of underserve

third-person singular presentunderserves
present participleunderserving
past participleunderserved
pastunderserved

Origin of underserve

From under- + serve.

Questions about underserve

What does underserve mean?
Underserve means to supply something with insufficient services or resources.
What part of speech is underserve?
Underserve is a verb.
How do you pronounce underserve?
Underserve is pronounced /ˌʌndəˈsɜːv/ (UK).
What is the past tense of underserve?
The past tense of underserve is underserved.

Words near underserve in the dictionary

  1. undersensitivity
  2. undersent
  3. undersequenced
  4. underservant
  5. underservants
  6. underserve
  7. underserved
  8. underserves
  9. underserviced
  10. underserving
  11. underset

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