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undertreat

undertreat verb: to treat insufficiently or not frequently enough.

Verb

undertreat (third-person singular simple present undertreats, present participle undertreating, simple past and past participle undertreated)

  1. To treat insufficiently or not frequently enough.
    • They are extremely effective in reducing pain, which many medical studies suggest is widely undertreated in patients suffering serious illness.2009 February 10, Gardiner Harris, “F.D.A. to Place New Limits On Prescriptions of Narcotics”, in New York Times

Forms of undertreat

third-person singular presentundertreats
present participleundertreating
past participleundertreated
pastundertreated

Origin of undertreat

From under- + treat.

Words formed from undertreat

Questions about undertreat

What does undertreat mean?
Undertreat means to treat insufficiently or not frequently enough.
What part of speech is undertreat?
Undertreat is a verb.
What is the past tense of undertreat?
The past tense of undertreat is undertreated.

Words near undertreat in the dictionary

  1. undertransmitted
  2. undertray
  3. undertrays
  4. undertreasurer
  5. undertreasurers
  6. undertreat
  7. undertreated
  8. undertreating
  9. undertreatment
  10. undertreatments
  11. undertreats

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