undernourish

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verb

To provide with insufficient nourishment.

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Meanings

verbundernourish (third-person singular simple present undernourishes, present participle undernourishing, simple past and past participle undernourished)

present singular third person undernourishes · participle present undernourishing · participle past undernourished · past undernourished

  1. transitiveTo provide with insufficient nourishment.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbprovide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment

Similar
malnourish
Broader
feedgive
Also see
malnourish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From under- + nourish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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