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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undertreat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-treat
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat insufficiently or not frequently enough.

Example Sentences

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 treat English undertreat From under- + treat.

Inflected Forms

undertreats (present, singular) undertreating (participle, present) undertreated (participle, past) undertreated (past)

Derived Forms

undertreatment

Frequently Paired Words

overtreat

Questions

What does undertreat mean?
To treat insufficiently or not frequently enough.
Where does undertreat 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 treat English undertreat From under- + treat.

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