underspecify en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English specify English underspecify From under- + specify.
Meanings
- To give insufficient, or insufficiently precise, information; to specify incompletely.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underspecifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underspecified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underspecified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| underspecifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
overspecify (antonym(s) of “specify incompletely”)