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underserve

/ˌʌndɚˈsɝv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-serve
IPA
/ˌʌndɚˈsɝv/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To supply something with insufficient services or resources.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English serve English underserve From under- + serve.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌʌndɚˈsɝv/
  • British English: /ˌʌndəˈsɜːv/

Usage

Inflected Forms

underserves (present, singular) underserving (participle, present) underserved (participle, past) underserved (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce underserve?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɚˈsɝv/.
What does underserve mean?
To supply something with insufficient services or resources.
Where does underserve come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English serve English underserve From under- + serve.

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