underrate

underrate
UK [ˌʌndəˈreɪt] / US [ˌʌndərˈreɪt] verb [transitive]
Word forms "underrate":
present tense I/you/we/they underrate he/she/it underrates present participle underrating past tense underrated past participle underrated
to fail to recognize how important, powerful, good, or skilful someone or something really is

We shouldn't underrate the significance of this treaty.


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • Underrate — Un der*rate , n. A price less than the value; as, to sell a thing at an underrate. Cowley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Underrate — Un der*rate , v. t. To rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue. Burke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • underrate — index depreciate, derogate, discommend, disparage, lessen, minimize, misprize, underestimate Burton s Leg …   Law dictionary

  • underrate — (v.) also under rate, 1640s, to esteem at too little worth, from UNDER (Cf. under) + RATE (Cf. rate) (v.). Related: Underrated; underrating …   Etymology dictionary

  • underrate — ► VERB ▪ underestimate the extent, value, or importance of. DERIVATIVES underrated adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • underrate — [un΄dərrāt′] vt. underrated, underrating to rate, assess, or estimate too low …   English World dictionary

  • underrate — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)re͟ɪt[/t]] underrates, underrating, underrated VERB If you underrate someone or something, you do not recognize how clever, important, or significant they are. [V n] We women have a lot of good business skills, although we tend to… …   English dictionary

  • underrate — un|der|rate [ ,ʌndər reıt ] verb transitive to fail to recognize how important, powerful, good, or skillful someone or something really is: UNDERESTIMATE: We shouldn t underrate the significance of this treaty …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • underrate — /ˌʌndə reɪt/ verb to value someone or something less highly than they should be ● Do not underrate the strength of the competition in the European market. ● The power of the yen is underrated …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • underrate — transitive verb Date: 1632 to rate too low ; undervalue …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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