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underserve.

To supply something with insufficient services or resources.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌʌndəˈsɜːv/Received-Pronunciation/ˌʌndɚˈsɝv/Canada, General-American/ˌɐndəˈsɜːv/Australia
  1. To supply something with insufficient services or resources.

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Where this word comes 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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