underfeed

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -iːd

Verb

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

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)

Polish: głodzić, niedożywiać

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