Undereducate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To provide an inadequate education. transitive

    "Throughout this decade, education must be increasingly upgraded and relevant. To fail to identify important human and societal needs is to undereducate students."

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"Throughout this decade, education must be increasingly upgraded and relevant. To fail to identify important human and societal needs is to undereducate students."

Etymology

From under- + educate.

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