infrautilizar

From infra- +‎ utilizar.

• IPA^(key): /infɾautiliˈθaɾ/ [ĩɱ.fɾau̯.t̪i.liˈθaɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /infɾautiliˈsaɾ/ [ĩɱ.fɾau̯.t̪i.liˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: in‧frau‧ti‧li‧zar

infrautilizar (first-person singular present infrautilizo, first-person singular preterite infrautilicé, past participle infrautilizado)

1. (transitive) to underutilize, underuse
   • 2015 July 19, “Las olas de calor disparan la quema de carbón para generar electricidad”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Esto ha hecho que las infrautilizadas centrales de ciclo combinado hayan empezado a funcionar durante este mes.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• “infrautilizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024