Underaccommodate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Underaccommodate is a verb meaning Alternative form of under-accommodate.
Meaning
Alternative form of under-accommodate.
Example Sentences
Giles and colleagues suggest that the elderly may underaccomodate the needs of younger social partners.
Similarly, speech accommodation theory predicts that people over accomod ate (e.g., use baby talk) or underaccomodate (e.g., insufficiently engage) based on their expectations, but the theory does not focus uniquely on stereotypic expectations or prejudices against the target group.
Word Forms
- underaccommodates
- underaccommodating
- underaccommodated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include under-approximate, underemphasise, under-diversify, undergeneralise, over-approximate, misprioritise.
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