underfeed

English

Etymology

under- +‎ feed

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːd

Verb

underfeed (third-person singular simple present underfeeds, present participle underfeeding, simple past and past participle underfed)

1. to feed inadequately or insufficiently

   Cottage industry must needs be fostered by the government, lest the folk be no longer selfstanding, leading to their being needlessly underfed. - Mahatma Gandhi

Translations

to feed insufficiently

• French: sous-alimenter (fr)
• German: unterernähren; (baby, animal, etc.) unterfüttern
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• Polish: głodzić, niedożywiać