Definitions

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  • verb To eat too little.

Etymologies

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under- +‎ eat

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Examples

  • They cause people to overeat, undereat and/or follow strictly moderated diets.

    Eating Disorders: Colleges Highlight Quiet Problem The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Many people will undereat during their day due to their intense work ethic and their focus on children and family.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • Many people will undereat during their day due to their intense work ethic and their focus on children and family.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • Many people will undereat during their day due to their intense work ethic and their focus on children and family.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • Many people will undereat during their day due to their intense work ethic and their focus on children and family.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • Many people will undereat during their day due to their intense work ethic and their focus on children and family.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • They cause people to overeat, undereat and/or follow strictly moderated diets.

    Eating Disorders: Colleges Highlight Quiet Problem The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • • Eating disorders—Angry people can overeat, undereat, or overexercise.

    Surviving in an Angry World Charles F. Stanley 2010

  • There are plenty of people who overwork without economic necessity, undersleep, undereat, don't let themselves relax, damage their joints with punitive exercise, etc.

    Maslow, Chakras, and what drives us Steven Barnes 2009

  • I believe this is common in people who drastically undereat.

    Weekend link-o-rama 2/21/09 | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009

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