Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underarrest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-ar-rest
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To arrest at a disproportionately low rate.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From under- + arrest.

Usage

Inflected Forms

underarrests (present, singular) underarresting (participle, present) underarrested (participle, past) underarrested (past)

Antonyms

overarrest

Questions

What does underarrest mean?
To arrest at a disproportionately low rate.
Where does underarrest come from?
From under- + arrest.

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