underdo

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English underdon, from Old English underdōn (“to put under”), from Proto-Germanic *under + *dōną (“to put”). Equivalent to under- +‎ do. Cognate with German unterthun (“to put under, subject”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === underdo (third-person singular simple present underdoes, present participle underdoing, simple past underdid, past participle underdone) (transitive) To do something insufficiently; especially, to undercook. Antonyms: overdo; (of foods) overcook (transitive) To do less than is requisite. Near-synonyms: (of tasks) half-ass, shortchange, phone in (intransitive, uncommon) To act below one's abilities; do less than one can. Near-synonyms: underachieve, slack off (transitive, obsolete) To put under, subject. === Anagrams === redound, rounded