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Webster 1913 Edition
Underestimate
Unˊder-es′ti-mate
,Verb.
T.
To set too low a value on; to estimate below the truth.
Unˊder-es′ti-mate
,Noun.
The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.
Definition 2024
underestimate
underestimate
English
Verb
underestimate (third-person singular simple present underestimates, present participle underestimating, simple past and past participle underestimated)
- (transitive) To perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.
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Antonyms
- (to perceive as having lower value): overestimate
Derived terms
- nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people
- nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American people
Translations
to perceive as having lower value
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Noun
underestimate (plural underestimates)
- An estimate or perception that is too low.
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Antonyms
Translations
an estimate that is too low
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