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The human community and individual people are more likely to hurt or undernourish children they think of as 'bodies' to be used. Cultures and people are more likely to raise children to be mere economic interns rather than fully developed humans if they see children as 'bodies' to be forced into certain economic and social molds.
Michael Gurian

Meaning of "undernourish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERNOURISH

undernourish  [ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERNOURISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Undernourish is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb undernourish in English.

WHAT DOES UNDERNOURISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

undernourish

Malnutrition

Malnutrition is the condition that results from eating a diet in which certain nutrients are lacking, in excess, or in the wrong proportions.[1][2] The verb form is "malnourish"; "malnourishment" is sometimes used instead of "malnutrition". A number of different nutrition disorders may arise, depending on which nutrients are under- or over-abundant in the diet. In most of the world, malnutrition is present in the form of under-nutrition, which is caused by a diet lacking adequate calories and protein[3][4] —not enough food, and of poor quality. Extreme undernourishment is starvation, and its symptoms and effects are inanition. While malnutrition is more common in less-developed countries, it is also present in industrialized countries. In wealthier nations it is more likely to be caused by unhealthy diets with excess energy, fats, and refined carbohydrates. A growing trend of obesity is now a major public health concern in lower socio-economic levels and in developing countries as well.[5] The World Health Organization has reported hunger and related malnutrition as the greatest single threat to the world's public health.

Definition of undernourish in the English dictionary

The definition of undernourish in the dictionary is to deprive of or fail to provide with nutrients essential for health and growth.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNDERNOURISH

PRESENT

Present
I undernourish
you undernourish
he/she/it undernourishes
we undernourish
you undernourish
they undernourish
Present continuous
I am undernourishing
you are undernourishing
he/she/it is undernourishing
we are undernourishing
you are undernourishing
they are undernourishing
Present perfect
I have undernourished
you have undernourished
he/she/it has undernourished
we have undernourished
you have undernourished
they have undernourished
Present perfect continuous
I have been undernourishing
you have been undernourishing
he/she/it has been undernourishing
we have been undernourishing
you have been undernourishing
they have been undernourishing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I undernourished
you undernourished
he/she/it undernourished
we undernourished
you undernourished
they undernourished
Past continuous
I was undernourishing
you were undernourishing
he/she/it was undernourishing
we were undernourishing
you were undernourishing
they were undernourishing
Past perfect
I had undernourished
you had undernourished
he/she/it had undernourished
we had undernourished
you had undernourished
they had undernourished
Past perfect continuous
I had been undernourishing
you had been undernourishing
he/she/it had been undernourishing
we had been undernourishing
you had been undernourishing
they had been undernourishing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will undernourish
you will undernourish
he/she/it will undernourish
we will undernourish
you will undernourish
they will undernourish
Future continuous
I will be undernourishing
you will be undernourishing
he/she/it will be undernourishing
we will be undernourishing
you will be undernourishing
they will be undernourishing
Future perfect
I will have undernourished
you will have undernourished
he/she/it will have undernourished
we will have undernourished
you will have undernourished
they will have undernourished
Future perfect continuous
I will have been undernourishing
you will have been undernourishing
he/she/it will have been undernourishing
we will have been undernourishing
you will have been undernourishing
they will have been undernourishing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would undernourish
you would undernourish
he/she/it would undernourish
we would undernourish
you would undernourish
they would undernourish
Conditional continuous
I would be undernourishing
you would be undernourishing
he/she/it would be undernourishing
we would be undernourishing
you would be undernourishing
they would be undernourishing
Conditional perfect
I would have undernourish
you would have undernourish
he/she/it would have undernourish
we would have undernourish
you would have undernourish
they would have undernourish
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been undernourishing
you would have been undernourishing
he/she/it would have been undernourishing
we would have been undernourishing
you would have been undernourishing
they would have been undernourishing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you undernourish
we let´s undernourish
you undernourish
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to undernourish
Past participle
undernourished
Present Participle
undernourishing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERNOURISH


amateurish
ˈæmətərɪʃ
barish
ˈbɛərɪʃ
bearish
ˈbɛərɪʃ
cherish
ˈtʃɛrɪʃ
feverish
ˈfiːvərɪʃ
flourish
ˈflʌrɪʃ
Frisch
frɪʃ
gibberish
ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ
harish
ˈhɛərɪʃ
impoverish
ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ
Irish
ˈaɪrɪʃ
marish
ˈmærɪʃ
Moorish
ˈmʊərɪʃ
nightmarish
ˈnaɪtˌmɛərɪʃ
nourish
ˈnʌrɪʃ
overflourish
ˌəʊvəˈflʌrɪʃ
overnourish
ˌəʊvəˈnʌrɪʃ
parish
ˈpærɪʃ
perish
ˈpɛrɪʃ
squarish
ˈskweərɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERNOURISH

undermentioned
underminde
undermine
underminer
undermost
undern
undernamed
underneath
underniceness
undernote
undernourished
undernourishment
underntime
undernutrition
underoccupied
underpaid
underpainting
underpants
underpart
underpass

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERNOURISH

Anglo-Irish
arish
arrish
boorish
fairish
lickerish
liquorish
morish
noirish
Northern Irish
ogrish
Old Irish
on the parish
Scotch-Irish
sourish
the Anglo-Irish
the Irish
tovarish
vulturish
whorish

Synonyms and antonyms of undernourish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «undernourish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERNOURISH

Find out the translation of undernourish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of undernourish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «undernourish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

undernourish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

undernourish
570 millions of speakers

English

undernourish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

undernourish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

undernourish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

undernourish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

undernourish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

undernourish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-alimenter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kurang sihat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

undernourish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

undernourish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

undernourish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Undernourish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

undernourish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

undernourish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुप्रसिद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yetersiz beslemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

undernourish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

undernourish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

undernourish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

undernourish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

undernourish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onder voed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undernourish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

undernourish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of undernourish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERNOURISH»

The term «undernourish» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.409 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERNOURISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «undernourish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «undernourish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about undernourish

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QUOTES WITH «UNDERNOURISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word undernourish.
1
Michael Gurian
The human community and individual people are more likely to hurt or undernourish children they think of as 'bodies' to be used. Cultures and people are more likely to raise children to be mere economic interns rather than fully developed humans if they see children as 'bodies' to be forced into certain economic and social molds.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERNOURISH»

Discover the use of undernourish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to undernourish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mistakes of Medicine: Why American Health is Declining and ...
To undernourish and overwork a horse will break it down. To undernourish and overwork the human stomach and bowels will break them down. Nature through the appetite gives a clear indication of the amount and kind of food required, the ...
Chester Levere, 1915
2
Food Security in Africa and Asia: Strategies for Small-Scale ...
Undernourished people in SAS and AFR. a Millions, as from 1999, based on the 1996 World Food Summit projections In South Asia 1990-92 1997-99 2015 2030 Total population 1,111.5 1,282.9 1,672.0 1,969.5 Incidence of undernourish- ...
Henk Bakker, 2011
3
Rethinking the measurement of undernutrition in a broader ...
Total burden of disease, Burden of undernourish- Burden of micronutrient Burden of all forms of DALYs lost due to hunger estimated ment, deficiencies, hunger, per 100,000 DALYs lost estimated estimated estimated population (2011) DALYs ...
Alexander J. Stein, 2013
4
Adaptive Preferences and Women's Empowerment
According to Sen, women who undernourish themselves likely do so because of an inability to see their household contributions as significant that causes them to see themselves as less deserving than men (Sen 1990, 148). Agarwal, in ...
Serene J. Khader, 2011
5
The Color Purple Collection: The Color Purple, The Temple of ...
Well, sometime it might be a case of being undernourish, I say. She muse. He not undernourish, she say. Who ain't? l ast. Harpo. She say. Harpo? He eating more and more every day. Maybe he got a tape worm? She frown. Naw, she say.
Alice Walker, 2012
6
Runner's World Performance Nutrition for Runners: How to ...
This standard motivates millions of women—and girls—to undernourish themselves in a misguided effort to look the way they think they're supposed to look. Athletes, including runners, are as likely to be affected as nonathletes. In fact ...
Matt Fitzgerald, 2006
7
The Color Purple
What else? Coursesome folks eat cause food taste good to 'em. Thensome is gluttons. They love to feel they mouth work. Them the only reasons you can think of? she ast. Well, sometime it might bea case of being undernourish, I say ...
Alice Walker, 2011
8
Talk of Drama: Views of the Television Dramatist Now and Then
You could argue that it is over-egged but I say that in a piece like that it is better to over-egg it, and then maybe bring it back a little, than to undernourish it...' ' Obviously some scripts are harder to write than others. I guess it is hardest to write ...
Sean Day-Lewis, 1998
9
Cerebral Cortex: Development and maturation of cerebral cortex
In order to undernourish fetal rats, it is necessary to undernourish the pregnant dams. It is thought that this in turn reduces the quantity (and/or quality) of nutrients reaching the fetus, resulting in weight deficits of the pups when they are born.
Alan Peters, Edward G. Jones, 1988
10
The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated ...
A provocative and fascinating new look at human evolution that turns conventional wisdom on its head, The 10,000 Year Explosion reveals the ongoing interplay between culture and biology in the making of the human race.
Gregory Cochran, Henry Harpending, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERNOURISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term undernourish is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why The Poor Are More likely To Be Undernourished
While this is undoubtedly laudable, it misses an important dimension of deprivation (i.e. undernourishment or hunger). It matters as it signifies an individual's ... «Outlook, Jul 15»
2
The Road to Reduce Poverty and Undernourishment in Africa: How …
With Financing for Development a hot topic, there are clear signs that investing in agriculture is the right thing to do. Globally, 842 million people are estimated to ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
42.3 percent of Namibians are undernourished
Windhoek – More than 42 percent of Namibia's population is undernourished, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) revealed in its ... «New Era, Jun 15»
4
GrowPLUS+ - effective solution for childhood stunting and …
Homepage · Health. GrowPLUS+ - effective solution for childhood stunting and undernourishment. Sponsored content. Monday, June 08, 2015 05:00 Email Print. «Thanh Nien Daily, Jun 15»
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UN report: 33m people in Mena region undernourished
DUBAI // Political instability, war and natural disasters have resulted in 33 million people in the Middle East and North Africa being undernourished, according to ... «The National, Jun 15»
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In the Last 5 years, Number of Undernourished Indians Rises
The Global Hunger Report 2015 by The Food and Agricultural Organisation found that India has the highest number of undernourished people in the world. «Newslaundry, Jun 15»
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Last 5 Years, Number Of Undernourished Indians Rises
India has the highest number of undernourished people in the world at 194.6 million–about 12 million more than the Pakistani population–down 7% over the ... «India Spend, Jun 15»
8
Middle class children in Delhi are fat – and undernourished
An obese child also suffers from undernourishment due to wrong eating habits, the report says. "Hidden hunger is often hard to detect," it states, "but is ... «Scroll.in, Jun 15»
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India Home to Most Undernourished People on Earth, Says UN Report
“The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015” (SOFI) says India is home to the highest number of undernourished people on Earth. The country tops the list ... «The New Indian Express, May 15»
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Where are the World's Hungriest People? Take a Look
Since 1990-92, undernourishment has dropped from 18.6 percent to a projection of 10.9 percent for 2014-16, very close to the UN's target of halving the ... «National Geographic, May 15»

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