Underextend
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Underextend is a verb meaning (linguistics, transitive) To apply (a term) to too few referents, by underextension.
Meaning
(linguistics, transitive) To apply (a term) to too few referents, by underextension.
Word Forms
- underextends
- underextending
- underextended
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include underapply, undergenerate, underdefine, undergeneralize, underexaggerate, underreach.
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