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underutilize

verb

  1. to make use of below optimum level
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌʌn.dəˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/ / [ˌɐn.dəˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz] / /ˌʌn.dɚˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér 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 utilize English underutilize From under- + utilize.

  1. underuse