underutilize

verb

un·der·uti·lize | \ ˌən-dər-ˈyü-tə-ˌlīz

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underutilized; underutilizing; underutilizes

Definition of underutilize

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: to utilize less than fully or below the potential use

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According to Flannagan, part of the problem is that drivers—even skilled ones—tend to underutilize their high-beams. — Benjamin Preston, Car and Driver, "High-Tech Headlights Could Thwart Certain Types of Crashes—If We Could Get Them in the U.S.," 20 July 2017

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