Meaning of UNDERVALUE
| Pronunciation: | | `undur'valyoo
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- [v] lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"
- [v] esteem lightly
- [v] assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirlooom-you may sell it at a good price"
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| | Synonyms: | | depreciate, devaluate, devalue, underestimate |
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| | Antonyms: | | appreciate, apprise, apprize, overestimate, overvalue, revalue | | |
| | See Also: | | decrease, diminish, disesteem, disrespect, fall, lessen, value | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Un`der*val"ue\, v. t.
1. To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to
depreciate.
2. To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to hold in
mean estimation; to despise.
In comparison of it I undervalued all ensigns of
authority. --Atterbury.
I write not this with the least intention to
undervalue the other parts of poetry. --Dryden.
\Un`der*val"ue\, n.
A low rate or price; a price less than the real worth;
undervaluation. --Milton.
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