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underrate

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un·der·rate  (ndr-rt)
tr.v. un·der·rat·ed, un·der·rat·ing, un·der·rates
To rate too low; underestimate.

underrate
Verb
[-rating, -rated] to not be aware or take account of the full abilities or potential of
underrated adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.underrateunderrate - 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"
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 << OPPOSITE overestimate
Translations
underrate [ʌndəˈreɪt] vtinfravalorar, subestimar

underrate [ʌndəˈreɪt] vtsous-estimer, mésestimer

underrate [ʌndəˈreɪt] under... vtunterschätzen

underrate [ʌndəˈreɪt] vtsottovalutare

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 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


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"You underrate their powers of endurance," the official replied.
); 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.
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.
 
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