undereducate

[ uhn-der-ej-oo-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, un·der·ed·u·cat·ed, un·der·ed·u·cat·ing.

1. to educate too little or poorly.

Other Words From

• under·edu·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of undereducate¹

under- + educate

Example Sentences

Those and other efforts to undereducate Black people have been a deliberate policy choice aimed and leaving them left out and left behind.

From Washington Post