Meaning of UNDERSTATE
| Pronunciation: | | `undur'steyt
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| | Definition: | | [v] represent as less significant or important |
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| | Synonyms: | | downplay, minimise, minimize |
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| | Antonyms: | | amplify, exaggerate, hyerbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate | | |
| | See Also: | | inform, trivialise, trivialize | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Un`der*state"\, v. t.
To state or represent less strongly than may be done
truthfully.
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