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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To season (food) with too little salt. transitive

   "We also learned we overcooked it, undersalted the water and often used the wrong shape."

Example

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"We also learned we overcooked it, undersalted the water and often used the wrong shape."

Etymology

From under- + salt.

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