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UNDERDO
Etymology
Verb
underdo (third-person singular simple present underdoes, present participle underdoing, simple past underdid, past participle underdone)
(transitive, obsolete) To put under, subject.
(transitive) To do something insufficiently; especially to undercook.
(intransitive) To act below one's abilities; do less than one can.
(intransitive) To do less than is requisite.
Anagrams
• redound, rounded
Source: Wiktionary
Un`der*do", v. i.
Definition: To do less than is requisite or proper; -- opposed to overdo. Grew.
Un`der*do", v. t.
Definition: To do less thoroughly than is requisite; specifically, to cook insufficiently; as, to underdo the meat; -- opposed to overdo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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