underbake

underbake

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₃g-
Proto-Germanic *bakaną
Proto-West Germanic *bakan
Old English bacan
Middle English baken
English bake
English underbake

    From under- + bake.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

    underbake (third-person singular simple present underbakes, present participle underbaking, simple past and past participle underbaked)

    1. (transitive) To bake insufficiently, or less than usual.
      Antonyms: overbake; burn, scorch
      Hypernyms: bake; undercook; underdo
      Coordinate terms: underroast; underboil
      The cookies were underbaked.
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