underbuild
Verb
To build beneath another structure; provide a foundation or support for; undergird.
Usage- Transitive
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The two eastern arches have been underbuilt for the sake of strengthening them.
To perform insufficient construction on a building or in an area; build below a specified requirement or standard.
Usage- Transitive
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Appellee was obliged to overbuild, rather than underbuild, the appellant's telephone line for the distance of these six spans for the following reason [...]
Word forms
underbuildsunderbuildingunderbuiltunderbuilt