verb transitiveWord forms: ˌunderˈutiˌlized or ˌunderˈutiˌlizing
to utilize too little or inefficiently
Derived forms
underutilization (ˌunderˌutiliˈzation)
noun
underutilize in American English
(ˌundərˈjuːtlˌaiz)
transitive verbWord forms: -lized, -lizing
to fail to utilize fully
to underutilize natural resources
Alsoesp Britunderutilise
Derived forms
underutilization
noun
Word origin
[1950–55; under- + utilize]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Common Market, action painting, allograph, hot line, point-of-saleunder- is a prefixal use of under, as to indicate place or situation below or beneath (underbrush; undertow); lower in grade or dignity (undersheriff; understudy); of lesser degree, extent, or amount (undersized); or insufficiency (underfeed)
Examples of 'underutilize' in a sentence
underutilize
Librarians, like many other occupations, tend to rely on text and underutilize graphics.
Pauline Dewan 2015, 'Words Versus Pictures: Leveraging the Research on Visual Communication', Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Researchhttps://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/3137. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)