• Underbuild

    Origin

    From - + build.

    Full definition of underbuild

    Verb

    1. (transitive) To build beneath another structure; provide a foundation or support for; undergird.
      • 1900, Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Yorkshire archaeological journal: Volume 15:The two eastern arches have been underbuilt for the sake of strengthening them.
    2. (transitive) To perform insufficient construction on a building or in an area; build below a specified requirement or standard.
      • 1903, West Publishing Company, The Northeastern reporter: Volume 65:Appellee was obliged to overbuild, rather than underbuild, the appellant's telephone line for the distance of these six spans for the following reason ...

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