underprotect

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verb

To give insufficient protection to.

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underdefend
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Meanings

verbunderprotect (third-person singular simple present underprotects, present participle underprotecting, simple past and past participle underprotected)

present singular third person underprotects · participle present underprotecting · participle past underprotected · past underprotected

  1. transitiveTo give insufficient protection to.

    Synonyms: underdefend

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo give insufficient protection to.

Similar
underdefend
Also see
underdefend

Origin

From under- + protect.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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