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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underextend

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-ex-tend
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To apply (a term) to too few referents, by underextension.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From under- + extend.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

underextends (present, singular) underextending (participle, present) underextended (participle, past) underextended (past)

Questions

What does underextend mean?
To apply (a term) to too few referents, by underextension.
Where does underextend come from?
From under- + extend.

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