Home › Words › U › underenforceunderenforceunderenforce · verb — to enforce inadequately.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, underenforce ranks #17,113 of 43,295 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom under- + enforce.verbTo enforce inadequately.e.g.“But effective laws, already on the books, are pitifully underenforced by the Environmental Protection Agency.” — 2009 September 24, “How to Stop Contaminating the Water”, in The New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).