underapply

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Indo-European *h₂én

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi

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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-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *pel-

Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der.

Latin plicō

Latin applicō

Old French applierbor.

Middle English aplien

English apply

English underapply

From under- + apply.

Pronunciation

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Verb

underapply (third-person singular simple present underapplies, present participle underapplying, simple past and past participle underapplied)

1. (transitive) To apply to an insufficient degree.
   • 2003, Paul S Auerbach, Medicine for the Outdoors:

     Some authorities recommend using sunscreens of at least SPF 29, with the rationale that most people underapply […]