underdo
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- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
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- 7
Definition of underdo
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To do something insufficiently; especially, to undercook.
“Sorry to say, I've underdone the pot roast. I think we'd better put it back in the oven for a bit.”
“Sorry to say, I've underdone the downspout repair. I think we'd better hire someone to replace the whole thing.”
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verb
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(transitive)To do something insufficiently; especially, to undercook.
“Sorry to say, I've underdone the pot roast. I think we'd better put it back in the oven for a bit.”
“Sorry to say, I've underdone the downspout repair. I think we'd better hire someone to replace the whole thing.”
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(transitive)To do something insufficiently; especially, to undercook.
“Near-synonyms: (of tasks) half-ass, shortchange, phone in”
“We warned him not to underdo it. This customer expects attention to detail.”
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(intransitive, transitive, uncommon)To do something insufficiently; especially, to undercook.
“Near-synonyms: underachieve, slack off”
- (obsolete, transitive)To put under, subject.
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Etymology
From Middle English underdon, from Old English underdōn (“to put under”), from Proto-Germanic *under + *dōną (“to put”). Equivalent to under- + do. Cognate with German unterthun (“to put under, subject”).
Words you can make from underdo
87 playable · top: REDOUND (9 pts)
Best play redound 9 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
5 words5-letter words
11 words4-letter words
28 words- DUDE 6 pts
- EDDO 6 pts
- REDD 6 pts
- RUDD 6 pts
- DOER 5 pts
- DONE 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- DOUR 5 pts
- DUNE 5 pts
- DURE 5 pts
- DURN 5 pts
- DURO 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- NODE 5 pts
- NUDE 5 pts
- NURD 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- RUDE 5 pts
- RUED 5 pts
- UDON 5 pts
- UNDE 5 pts
- UNDO 5 pts
- EURO 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- ROUE 4 pts
- RUNE 4 pts
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27 words2-letter words
14 wordsHooks
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