Meanings
verbunderextend (third-person singular simple present underextends, present participle underextending, simple past and past participle underextended)
present singular third person underextends · participle present underextending · participle past underextended · past underextended
- transitivehuman sciencesTo apply (a term) to too few referents, by underextension.
Origin
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APA
underextend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underextend
MLA
“underextend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underextend. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underextend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underextend.
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