HyperDic: undernourish

English > 1 sense of the word *undernourish*:
VERB	consumption	undernourish, malnourish	provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment

undernourish > pronunciation
Sounds	ah.nderner'ihsh
Rhymes	abolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh...

English > *undernourish*: 1 sense > verb 1, consumption
Meaning	Provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished"
Synonym	malnourish
Broader	feed, give	Give food to
Nouns	undernourishment	not having enough food to develop or function normally