undernourish
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un·der·nour·ish
(ŭn′dər-nûr′ĭsh)tr.v. un·der·nour·ished, un·der·nour·ish·ing, un·der·nour·ish·es
To provide with insufficient quantity or quality of nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.
un′der·nour′ish·ment n.
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undernourish
(ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃ)vb
(tr; usually passive) to deprive of or fail to provide with nutrients essential for health and growth
ˌunderˈnourishment n
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undernourish
Past participle: undernourished
Gerund: undernourishing
| Imperative |
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| undernourish |
| undernourish |
| Present |
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| I undernourish |
| you undernourish |
| he/she/it undernourishes |
| we undernourish |
| you undernourish |
| they undernourish |
| Preterite |
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| I undernourished |
| you undernourished |
| he/she/it undernourished |
| we undernourished |
| you undernourished |
| they undernourished |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am undernourishing |
| you are undernourishing |
| he/she/it is undernourishing |
| we are undernourishing |
| you are undernourishing |
| they are undernourishing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have undernourished |
| you have undernourished |
| he/she/it has undernourished |
| we have undernourished |
| you have undernourished |
| they have undernourished |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was undernourishing |
| you were undernourishing |
| he/she/it was undernourishing |
| we were undernourishing |
| you were undernourishing |
| they were undernourishing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had undernourished |
| you had undernourished |
| he/she/it had undernourished |
| we had undernourished |
| you had undernourished |
| they had undernourished |
| Future |
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| I will undernourish |
| you will undernourish |
| he/she/it will undernourish |
| we will undernourish |
| you will undernourish |
| they will undernourish |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have undernourished |
| you will have undernourished |
| he/she/it will have undernourished |
| we will have undernourished |
| you will have undernourished |
| they will have undernourished |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be undernourishing |
| you will be undernourishing |
| he/she/it will be undernourishing |
| we will be undernourishing |
| you will be undernourishing |
| they will be undernourishing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been undernourishing |
| you have been undernourishing |
| he/she/it has been undernourishing |
| we have been undernourishing |
| you have been undernourishing |
| they have been undernourishing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been undernourishing |
| you will have been undernourishing |
| he/she/it will have been undernourishing |
| we will have been undernourishing |
| you will have been undernourishing |
| they will have been undernourishing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been undernourishing |
| you had been undernourishing |
| he/she/it had been undernourishing |
| we had been undernourishing |
| you had been undernourishing |
| they had been undernourishing |
| Conditional |
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| I would undernourish |
| you would undernourish |
| he/she/it would undernourish |
| we would undernourish |
| you would undernourish |
| they would undernourish |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have undernourished |
| you would have undernourished |
| he/she/it would have undernourished |
| we would have undernourished |
| you would have undernourished |
| they would have undernourished |
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Verb 1. [画像:undernourish - provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment]undernourish - provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment; "The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished"
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