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Underrate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To rate too low; underestimate.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. to underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate

n. A price less than the value.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue.

n. A price less than the value.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To rate too low; rate below the value; undervalue.

n. A price less than the true value.

Being below the standard; inferior.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. make too low an estimate of

Word Usage

"You underrate the firstlings of the heart, the rose and white blossoming, the call upon the senses and the readiness to respond and to fulfil, to give and to take, to be and make happy — the great pride and utter abandon which is young love."

Antonym

overrate

Verb Form

underrated underrates underrating

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

misjudge

Cross Reference

undervalue

Hyponym

sell short

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

undervalue depreciate underestimate disparage extenuate

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Ate Cate Est Fate Haight