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21underrate — un•der•rate [[t]ˌʌn dərˈreɪt[/t]] v. t. rat•ed, rat•ing cvb to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate • Etymology: 1615–25 …
22underrate — /ʌndəˈreɪt/ (say unduh rayt) verb (t) (underrated, underrating) to rate or value too low; underestimate. {under + rate1} …
23underrate — Ho oha aha a, kāwa e …
24underrate — v.tr. have too low an opinion of …
25play down a possibility — underrate the chances, show the attitude of disdain toward the possibility …
26underrated — underrate ► VERB ▪ underestimate the extent, value, or importance of. DERIVATIVES underrated adjective …
27underestimation — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Estimation of too low a value Nouns underestimation, underrating, undervaluing, etc.; depreciation, making light of. See detraction, misjudgment, contempt. Verbs underestimate, underrate, undervalue,… …
28underestimate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. miscalculate, miscarry, come short of, undervalue, disesteem, depreciate, underrate, disparage, do scant justice to, misprize, slight, minimize, think too little of, hold too lightly, make light of, deprecate, put down*,… …
29Underestimation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Underestimation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 underestimation underestimation Sgm: N 1 depreciation depreciation &c.(detraction) 934 Sgm: N 1 pessimism pessimism pessimist Sgm: N 1 undervaluing undervaluing &c. >V …
30depreciate — [v1] devalue, lose value abate, cheapen, decay, decrease, decry, deflate, depress, deteriorate, devalorize, diminish, downgrade, drop, dwindle, erode, fall, lessen, lower, mark down, reduce, soften, underrate, undervalue, worsen, write down,… …
