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Definition of "underdo" [un•der•do]

  • To do to an insufficient degree, especially to cook for too short a time. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "underdo" in a sentence
  • "And if you try to 'underdo' it, you often end up with an expression that isn't cleary recognizable to the viewer."
  • ""We were going to 'underdo' everybody else," he said."
  • "A "surgical" strike would do neither and would also violate the Powell doctrine that in military actions one should never underdo."