underrate

un·der·rate (

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tr.v. un·der·rat·ed, un·der·rat·ing, un·der·rates

To rate too low; underestimate.

underrate [ˌʌndəˈreɪt]

(tr) to underestimate

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Verb

underrate - make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"

underestimate

misjudge - judge incorrectly

sell short - underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"

underrate

verb underestimate, discount, undervalue, belittle, disparage, fail to appreciate, not do justice to, set (too) little store by, misprize He underrated the seriousness of William's head injury.
exaggerate, overvalue, overestimate, overrate, overprize

Translations

underrate [ˌʌndəˈreɪt] VT [+ strength, difficulty, person] → subestimar, menospreciar

underrate [ˌʌndə^rˈreɪt] vt → sous-estimer

underrate [ˌʌndəˈreɪt] vt → sottovalutare

underrate

v underrate [andəˈreit]

to underestimate. onderskat يَنْتَقِص من قَدر، لا يُقَدِّرُ الشَّخْص حَقَّ قَدرِه подценявам podceňovat undervurdere unterbewerten υποτιμώ subestimar alahindama کمتر از میزان واقعی برآورد کردن aliarvioida sous-estimer לְהַעֲרִיך פָּחוֹת מִדַי कम कर के आंकना potcijeniti alábecsül vanmeta sottovalutare 過小評価する 과소 평가하다 nepakankamai įvertinti nepietiekami novērtēt memandang rendah onderschatten undervurdere nie docenić subestimar a subestima недооценивать podceňovať podcenjevati potceniti undervärdera, underskatta ประเมินค่าต่ำไป küçümsemek, hafife almak 低估 недооцінювати کم اندازہ لگانا đánh giá thấp 低估

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appreciate
approximation
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disparage
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estimation
idea
minimize
miscalculate
misjudge
overemphasize
overestimate
play
sell
sell short
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"You underrate their powers of endurance," the official replied.

Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

); for although I well know how hard it is for a man of genius with a seriously underrated subject to maintain serene and kindly relations with the men who underrate it, and who keep all the best places for less important subjects which they profess without originality and sometimes without much capacity for them, still, if he overwhelms them with wrath and disdain, he cannot expect them to heap honors on him.

Pygmalion by Shaw, George Bernard View in context

The deep spiritual insight, the celestial music, and the brooding tenderness of Whittier have always taken me more than his fierier appeals and his civic virtues, though I do not underrate the value of these in his verse.

My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context

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