- Underestimate
- Underestimate \Un`der*es"ti*mate\, v. t. To set to? low a value on; to estimate below the truth. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Underestimate
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underestimate — un‧der‧es‧ti‧mate [ˌʌndərˈestmeɪt] verb [transitive] to think that something is smaller than it really is: • We underestimated our operating costs. • The official statistics seriously underestimate actual unemployment. underestimate… … Financial and business terms
Underestimate — Un der*es ti*mate, n. The act of underestimating; too low an estimate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
underestimate — I verb belittle, deprecate, depreciate, detract from, discredit, disesteem, disparage, do scant justice to, make light of, minimize, minoris aestimare, minoris facere, misjudge, misprize, rate below the true value, rate too low, run down, set at… … Law dictionary
underestimate — (v.) 1812, to estimate at too low an amount, from UNDER (Cf. under) + ESTIMATE (Cf. estimate) (v.). Meaning to rank too low, undervalue is recorded from 1850. Related: Underestimated; underestimating … Etymology dictionary
underestimate — [v] minimize; rate too low belittle, deprecate, depreciate, disesteem, disparage, make light of*, miscalculate, miscarry, not do justice*, put down*, sell short*, slight, think too little of*, underrate, undervalue; concepts 12,54,764 Ant.… … New thesaurus
underestimate — ► VERB 1) estimate (something) to be smaller or less important than it really is. 2) regard (someone) as less capable than they really are. ► NOUN ▪ an estimate that is too low. DERIVATIVES underestimation noun … English terms dictionary
underestimate — [un΄dər es′tə māt΄; ] for n. [, un΄dər es′təmit] vt. underestimated, underestimating to set too low an estimate on or for n. an estimate that is too low underestimation n … English World dictionary
underestimate — [[t]ʌ̱ndəre̱stɪmeɪt[/t]] underestimates, underestimating, underestimated 1) VERB If you underestimate something, you do not realize how large or great it is or will be. [V n] None of us should ever underestimate the degree of difficulty women… … English dictionary
underestimate — I UK [ˌʌndərˈestɪˌmeɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms underestimate : present tense I/you/we/they underestimate he/she/it underestimates present participle underestimating past tense underestimated past participle underestimated * 1) to think … English dictionary
underestimate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (also underestimation) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gross, serious, significant ▪ The official figures are a gross underestimate of the true number. ▪ slight PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
