UNDERRATE

underestimate, underrate

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

underrate (third-person singular simple present underrates, present participle underrating, simple past and past participle underrated)

(transitive) to underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate

Noun

underrate (plural underrates)

A price less than the value.

Anagrams

• denaturer, renatured

Source: Wiktionary


Un`der*rate", v. t.

Definition: To rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue. Burke.

Un"der*rate`, n.

Definition: A price less than the value; as, to sell a thing at an underrate. Cowley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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