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un⋅der⋅feed

  [uhn-der-feed for 1; uhn-der-feed for 2]
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–verb (used with object), -fed, -feed⋅ing.
1. to feed insufficiently.
2. to feed with fuel from beneath.
Origin:
1650–60; under- + feed
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un·der·feed   (ŭn'dər-fēd')   
tr.v.   un·der·fed (-fěd'), un·der·feed·ing, un·der·feeds

  1. To feed insufficiently.

  2. To supply (an engine) with fuel from the underside.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: un·der·feed
Pronunciation: "&n-d&r-'fEd
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: un·der·fed /-'fed/;un·der·feed·ing
transitive senses
: to feed with too little food underfed woman has a higher probability of a miscarriage and of astillbirth —Rose E. Frisch> underfeed intransitive senses
: to eat too little food
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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