Undernourish

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To provide with insufficient nourishment. transitive
  2. 2
    provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
malnourish

Etymology

From under- + nourish.

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