UNDERNOURISH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they undernourish ... he / she / it undernourishes

Past simple: undernourished

Past participle: undernourished

-ing form: undernourishing

Meaning:

Provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment

Example:

The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished

Synonyms:

malnourish; undernourish

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "undernourish" is one way to...):

feed; give (give food to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

undernourishment (not having enough food to develop or function normally)