undersupport

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verb

To provide with inadequate support.

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supportunderbearing
OriginMiddle English undersupporten →
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Meanings

verbundersupport (third-person singular simple present undersupports, present participle undersupporting, simple past and past participle undersupported)

present singular third person undersupports · participle present undersupporting · participle past undersupported · past undersupported

  1. transitiveTo provide with inadequate support.
nounundersupport (plural undersupports)

plural undersupports

  1. A structural member that supports something from underneath.

    Synonyms: support, underbearing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA structural member that supports something from underneath.

Similar
supportunderbearing

Origin

  1. Middle Englishundersupporten
  2. Englishundersupport

Verb: from Middle English undersupporten, equivalent to under- + support.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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