Word Structure

WordHub has a local lexical record for “Underpopulated” with pronunciation and root analysis.

• under-

  under, beneath; lower; not enough

  Forms: under

• popul

  common people

  Forms: popul, publ

• -ate

  forms adjectives and nouns, denoting a state, office, function, or a quality, characteristic; also forms verbs from nouns and adjectives, to do, to make, to cause -ati: a group or class of people

  Forms: ate

• -ed

  having ~; having the characteristics of ~

  Forms: ed