underdefend

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verb

To defend inadequately.

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underprotect
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

verbunderdefend (third-person singular simple present underdefends, present participle underdefending, simple past and past participle underdefended)

present singular third person underdefends · participle present underdefending · participle past underdefended · past underdefended

  1. transitiveTo defend inadequately.

    Synonyms: underprotect

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo defend inadequately.

Similar
underprotect
Also see
underprotect

Origin

From under- + defend.

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APA

underdefend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdefend

MLA

“underdefend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdefend. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underdefend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdefend.

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