Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underprotect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-pro-tect
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give insufficient protection to.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From under- + protect.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

underprotects (present, singular) underprotecting (participle, present) underprotected (participle, past) underprotected (past)

Synonyms

underdefend

Questions

What does underprotect mean?
To give insufficient protection to.
Where does underprotect come from?
From under- + protect.

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