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Definitions for underdo
un·der·do
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underdoverb
To put under, subject.
underdoverb
To do something insufficiently; especially to undercook.
underdoverb
To act below one's abilities; do less than one can.
underdoverb
To do less than is requisite.
Etymology: From underdon, from underdon, from under + dōnan, equivalent to. Cognate with unterthun.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Underdoverb
Etymology: under and do.
You overact, when you should underdo;
A little call yourself again, and think. Ben Jonson.Nature much oftener overdoes than underdoes: You shall find twenty eggs with two yolks, for one that hath none. Nehemiah Grew.
Webster Dictionary
Underdoverb
to do less than is requisite or proper; -- opposed to overdo
Underdoverb
to do less thoroughly than is requisite; specifically, to cook insufficiently; as, to underdo the meat; -- opposed to overdo
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Underdo
un-dėr-dōō′, v.t. to do less than is requisite, esp. to cook insufficiently.—n. Underdo′er, one who does less than is necessary.—adj. Underdone′, done less than is requisite: insufficiently cooked.
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redound
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of underdo in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of underdo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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