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undersupport

undersupport verb: to provide with inadequate support.

Verb

undersupport (third-person singular simple present undersupports, present participle undersupporting, simple past and past participle undersupported)

  1. (transitive) To provide with inadequate support.

Noun

undersupport (plural undersupports)

  1. A structural member that supports something from underneath.

Synonyms of undersupport

Forms of undersupport

Verb
third-person singular presentundersupports
present participleundersupporting
past participleundersupported
pastundersupported
Noun
pluralundersupports

Origin of undersupport

Verb: from Middle English undersupporten, equivalent to under- + support.

Questions about undersupport

What does undersupport mean?
Undersupport means to provide with inadequate support.
What part of speech is undersupport?
Undersupport can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of undersupport?
The past tense of undersupport is undersupported.

Words near undersupport in the dictionary

  1. undersupplementation
  2. undersupplied
  3. undersupplies
  4. undersupply
  5. undersupplying
  6. undersupport
  7. undersupported
  8. undersupporting
  9. undersupports
  10. undersurface
  11. undersurfaces

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