Word: undermeasure
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
meas
ure
Definition: To measure or estimate with a result that is smaller than it should be.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: measure
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To estimate the unit size of something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mēnsūra
Language: la
Decoded: mensura
Meaning: a measuring, rule, something to measure by