underdo

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un·der·do

 (ŭn′dər-do͞o′)
tr.v. un·der·did (-dĭd′), un·der·done (-dŭn′), un·der·do·ing, un·der·does (-dŭz′)
To do to an insufficient degree, especially to cook for too short a time.
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underdo

(ˌʌndəˈduː)
vb, -does, -doing, -did or -done
(tr) to do (something) inadequately
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underdo


Past participle: underdone
Gerund: underdoing

Imperative
underdo
underdo
Present
I underdo
you underdo
he/she/it underdoes
we underdo
you underdo
they underdo
Preterite
I underdid
you underdid
he/she/it underdid
we underdid
you underdid
they underdid
Present Continuous
I am underdoing
you are underdoing
he/she/it is underdoing
we are underdoing
you are underdoing
they are underdoing
Present Perfect
I have underdone
you have underdone
he/she/it has underdone
we have underdone
you have underdone
they have underdone
Past Continuous
I was underdoing
you were underdoing
he/she/it was underdoing
we were underdoing
you were underdoing
they were underdoing
Past Perfect
I had underdone
you had underdone
he/she/it had underdone
we had underdone
you had underdone
they had underdone
Future
I will underdo
you will underdo
he/she/it will underdo
we will underdo
you will underdo
they will underdo
Future Perfect
I will have underdone
you will have underdone
he/she/it will have underdone
we will have underdone
you will have underdone
they will have underdone
Future Continuous
I will be underdoing
you will be underdoing
he/she/it will be underdoing
we will be underdoing
you will be underdoing
they will be underdoing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been underdoing
you have been underdoing
he/she/it has been underdoing
we have been underdoing
you have been underdoing
they have been underdoing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been underdoing
you will have been underdoing
he/she/it will have been underdoing
we will have been underdoing
you will have been underdoing
they will have been underdoing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been underdoing
you had been underdoing
he/she/it had been underdoing
we had been underdoing
you had been underdoing
they had been underdoing
Conditional
I would underdo
you would underdo
he/she/it would underdo
we would underdo
you would underdo
they would underdo
Past Conditional
I would have underdone
you would have underdone
he/she/it would have underdone
we would have underdone
you would have underdone
they would have underdone
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References in classic literature ?
Certainly if there were any fault in Mr Codlin's usual deportment, it was that he rather underdid his kindness to those about him, than overdid it.
I underdid him in his prep race and I cooked him a bit more and he really took the work well and came into the race much stronger.''