English Explanatory Dictionary

underdo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To do something insufficiently; especially, to undercook.
  2. To do less than is requisite.
  3. To act below one's abilities; do less than one can.
  4. To put under, subject.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underdo.wav

Word forms

underdo underdoes underdoing underdid underdone

Etymology

From Middle English underdon, from Old English underdōn (“to put under”), from Proto-Germanic *under + *dōną (“to put”). Equivalent to under- + do. Cognate with German unterthun (“to put under, subject”).

Synonyms

half-ass shortchange phone in underachieve slack off

Antonyms

overdo overcook
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