understate

un·der·state  (ndr-stt)

v. un·der·stat·ed, un·der·stat·ing, un·der·states

v.tr.

1. To state with less completeness or truth than seems warranted by the facts.

2. To express with restraint or lack of emphasis, especially ironically or for rhetorical effect.

3. To state (a quantity, for example) that is too low: understate corporate financial worth.

v.intr.

To give an understatement.

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understate

Verb

[-stating, -stated]

1. to describe or portray something in restrained terms, often to obtain an ironic effect

2. to state that something, such as a number, is less than it is

understatement n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

understate - represent as less significant or important downplay, minimise, minimize inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" trivialise, trivialize - make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!" exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

Translations

understate [ʌndəˈsteɪt] vt → minimizar

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understate [ʌndəˈsteɪt] vt → minimiser

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understate [ʌndəˈsteɪt] vt → herunterspielen

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understate [ʌndəˈsteɪt] vt → minimizzare, sminuire