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verbunderinflate (third-person singular simple present underinflates, present participle underinflating, simple past and past participle underinflated)
present singular third person underinflates · participle present underinflating · participle past underinflated · past underinflated
- transitiveTo inflate too little.
Maybe the tire could emit the scent whenever it is underinflated — after all, a car with properly inflated tires gets the best gasoline mileage.
2007 February 18, “Letters”, in New York Times
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APA
underinflate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underinflate
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“underinflate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underinflate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underinflate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underinflate.
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