In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNDERSTATE
understate, minimize, minimise, downplay
(verb) represent as less significant or important
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
understate (third-person singular simple present understates, present participle understating, simple past and past participle understated)
(transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
(transitive) To state (something) with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
To state a quantity that is too low.
Synonyms
• (state with lack of emphasis): trivialize
Antonyms
• overstate, exaggerate
Anagrams
• undertaste
Source: Wiktionary
Un`der*state", v. t.
Definition: To state or represent less strongly than may be done truthfully.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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