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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

underexploit en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From under- + exploit.

Meanings

  1. To exploit insufficiently.
    • The president lamented that his nation's abundant sunshine is woefully underexploited owing to a dearth of financial capital with which to buy and install thousands of new solar panels.
    • Near-synonyms: underuse, underutilize
    • The president lamented that his nation's human capital is woefully underexploited owing to a dearth of financial capital with which to start and expand businesses.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
underexploited Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
underexploited Tense=Past lexicographic
underexploiting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
underexploits Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

overuse · overutilize · overexploit

Hypernyms

utilize · exploit · use

Relateds

underexploitation

Synonyms

underutilize · underuse