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undereducate

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[uhn-der-ej-oo-keyt] / ˌʌn dərˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪt /

verb (used with object)

undereducated, undereducating
  1. to educate too little or poorly.


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Etymology

Origin of undereducate

under- + educate

Example Sentences

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By all accounts, these self-absorbed and overcredentialed but undereducated youths are struggling.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

To simply think the value will magically come back to you is to be woefully undereducated in the realities of our world.

From Salon Nov. 12, 2024

“We were completely undereducated in terms of conversations about prejudice and race.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2020

He is especially critical of the crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, whom he found undereducated and parochial.

From New York Times Nov. 5, 2019

That’s eggplant to us nonspecial, undereducated, small-town people.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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