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UNDERRATE

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 I. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they underrate  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it underrates  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: underrated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: underrated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: underrating  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

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Meaning:

Make too low an estimate ofplay

Example:

Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river

Synonyms:

underestimate; underrate

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "underrate" is one way to...):

misjudge (judge incorrectly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "underrate"):

sell short (underestimate the real value or ability of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

underrating (an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value)

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