Underbuild

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To build beneath another structure; provide a foundation or support for; undergird. transitive

    "The two eastern arches have been underbuilt for the sake of strengthening them."

  2. 2
    To perform insufficient construction on a building or in an area; build below a specified requirement or standard. transitive

    "Appellee was obliged to overbuild, rather than underbuild, the appellant's telephone line for the distance of these six spans for the following reason [...]"

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"The two eastern arches have been underbuilt for the sake of strengthening them."

Etymology

From under- + build.

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