misestimate

misestimate
v. /mis es"teuh mayt'/; n. /mis es"teuh mit/, v., misestimated, misestimating, n.
v.t.
1. to estimate wrongly or inadequately.
n.
2. a wrong or inadequate estimate.
[1835-45; MIS-1 + ESTIMATE]

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