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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