underinflate

English

Etymology

under- + inflate

Verb

underinflate (third-person singular simple present underinflates, present participle underinflating, simple past and past participle underinflated)

  1. (transitive) To inflate too little.
    • 2007 February 18, “Letters”, in New York Times:
      Maybe the tire could emit the scent whenever it is underinflated — after all, a car with properly inflated tires gets the best gasoline mileage.

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