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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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