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- [uhn-der-reyt]
- /ˌʌn dərˈreɪt/
- /ˌʌn.dəˈreɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-der-reyt]
- /ˌʌn dərˈreɪt/
Definitions of underrate word
- verb with object underrate to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate. 1
- transitive verb underrate not esteem highly enough 1
- verb underrate If you underrate someone or something, you do not recognize how clever, important, or significant they are. 0
- verb underrate to underestimate 0
- verb transitive underrate to rate, assess, or estimate too low 0
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Origin of underrate
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; under- + rate1
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Parts of speech for Underrate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
underrate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
underrate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for underrate
verb underrate
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- caricaturing — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
Antonyms for underrate
verb underrate
- highlighted — to emphasize or make prominent.
- highlighting — to emphasize or make prominent.
- overassess — To assess too often.
- overestimate — to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.
- overestimated — Simple past tense and past participle of overestimate.
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