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underutilize

UK/ˌʌn.dəˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz//ˌʌn.dɚˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/

underutilize verb: underuse.

Verb

underutilize (third-person singular simple present underutilizes, present participle underutilizing, simple past and past participle underutilized)

  1. underuse

Forms of underutilize

third-person singular presentunderutilizes
present participleunderutilizing
past participleunderutilized
pastunderutilized

Origin of underutilize

From under- + utilize.

Words formed from underutilize

Questions about underutilize

What does underutilize mean?
Underutilize means underuse.
What part of speech is underutilize?
Underutilize is a verb.
How do you pronounce underutilize?
Underutilize is pronounced /ˌʌn.dəˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of underutilize?
The past tense of underutilize is underutilized.

Words near underutilize in the dictionary

  1. underutilised
  2. underutilises
  3. underutilising
  4. underutilization
  5. underutilizations
  6. underutilize
  7. underutilized
  8. underutilizes
  9. underutilizing
  10. undervaccinate
  11. undervaccinated

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