Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To provide with insufficient quantity or quality of nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.
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- verb transitive To provide with insufficient
nourishment .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment
Etymologies
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Examples
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The human community and individual people are more likely to hurt or undernourish children they think of as “bodies” to be used.
The Wonder of Children Michael Gurian 2002
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The human community and individual people are more likely to hurt or undernourish children they think of as “bodies” to be used.
The Wonder of Children Michael Gurian 2002
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Without protest, and without notice until too late, teachers often neglect their own health at home and at school, -- recklessly overwork, undersleep, and undernourish; ruin their eyes, their digestion, and their nerves.
Civics and Health William H. Allen
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So two months before the age of two the mother begins to undernourish the child so that it stays on the list of those that receive food complements. '
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