Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underutilize

/ˌʌn.dɚˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-uti-lize
IPA: /ˌʌn.dɚˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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 utilize English underutilize From under- + utilize.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌʌn.dɚˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/
British English: /ˌʌn.dəˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/

Inflected Forms

underutilizes (present, singular) underutilizing (participle, present) underutilized (participle, past) underutilized (past)

Derived Forms

underutilization

Questions

How do you pronounce underutilize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌn.dɚˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/.
What does underutilize mean?: underuse
Where does underutilize 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 utilize English underutilize From under- + utilize.

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