1. provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment; - Example: "The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished" [syn: undernourish, malnourish]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
undernourish
v 1: provide with insufficient quality or quantity of
nourishment; "The stunted growth of these children shows
that they are undernourished" [syn: undernourish,
malnourish]