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💊 To give too little 💊 Too little medicine
to underdose

to underdose

7.7
To take or give less medicine than needed so it may not work
  • verb
  • /ˌʌndərˈdoʊs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : subdosificar
  • The doctor was concerned that the patient might underdose on their medication, leading to ineffective treatment.

Examples

  • If the coagulant is underdosed, there will be few coagulated particles and poor liquid/solid separation.

    Academic text (1998)

  • During 1957-1959, dieldrin was sprayed inside houses on a continuous schedule, but it was regularly underdosed and therefore not effective (37).

    Academic text (2012)

  • Jovine knew this, yet he short-armed or underdosed Lotus with a meringue-type of rejection swill.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • For optimal results, it's crucial not to underdose when administering this pain relief medication.

  • If you underdose your treatment, it might not work properly, and your symptoms could persist.

Synonyms

to undertreat
vsto underdose
7.7

To give less medical care than a person needs

refers specifically to too small amounts of a drug or a single therapy

Antonyms

to overdose
  • NSFW
47 4.8

Taking too much of a drug or medicine makes you very ill

How Much

to overdose
  • NSFW
47 4.8
to dose
28 3.8
to underdose
  • Specialized
7.7

Surface Forms

underdose infinitive
underdosed past
underdosed past participle
underdosing present participle
underdoses third person singular

Morphology

underdose = dose (transparent) = under + dose

A straightforward verb formed by adding the productive prefix 'under-' (meaning insufficiently) to the verb 'dose', yielding 'to give too little'.

Etymology

Underdose The verb comes from under- meaning 'too little' and dose meaning 'an amount of medicine'. So to underdose someone or yourself is to give or take less medicine than is needed.