underprocess

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verb

To process insufficiently.

“The underprocessed food still contained harmful bacteria.”

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Meanings

verbunderprocess (third-person singular simple present underprocesses, present participle underprocessing, simple past and past participle underprocessed)

present singular third person underprocesses · participle present underprocessing · participle past underprocessed · past underprocessed

  1. transitiveTo process insufficiently.

    The underprocessed food still contained harmful bacteria.

Origin

From under- + process.

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APA

underprocess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprocess

MLA

“underprocess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprocess. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underprocess,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprocess.

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