Underdrew

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Drew less than intended or required; to withdraw an insufficient amount; to sketch or outline with too little detail
2. Retrieved a smaller quantity than needed; extracted fewer resources or funds than planned; created an image or draft lacking completeness
3. Pulled out below the necessary level; took out less money or material than expected; made a drawing that was minimal or inadequate in detail

Etymology: "Underdrew" is the simple past of "underdraw," so it is an inflected form, and its history is that of the verb it comes from. "Underdraw" is built from "under-" and "draw," and it descends from Middle English "underdrawen," which was formed the same way from the earlier elements. The verb "draw" traces back through Old English "dragan" to a root meaning to pull or drag, and the prefix "under-" carries the sense of beneath or insufficiently. The modern verb carries that spatial sense into the idea of doing less than is needed. To draw something from a source is to pull it out, so to underdraw is to pull out less than was planned or required, whether that means money, supplies, or a sketch that stops short of completeness. Its past tense, "underdrew," therefore describes an action already finished in that shortfall.

Synonyms: withdrew, pulled back, retreated, receded, removed

Antonyms: deposited, advanced, approached, added, inserted