undermeasure

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verb

To measure or estimate with a result that is smaller than it should be.

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Meanings

verbundermeasure (third-person singular simple present undermeasures, present participle undermeasuring, simple past and past participle undermeasured)

present singular third person undermeasures · participle present undermeasuring · participle past undermeasured · past undermeasured

  1. ambitransitiveTo measure or estimate with a result that is smaller than it should be.

Origin

From under- + measure.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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