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underestimate

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations verb: /ˌʌndərˈɛstɪmeɪt/, noun: /ˌʌndərˈɛstɪmət/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. ˌʌndərˈɛstəˌmeɪt; n. -mɪt, -ˌmeɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. un′dər estə māt′; n. un′dər estə mit, -māt′)


Inflections of 'underestimate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
underestimates
v 3rd person singular
underestimating
v pres p
underestimated
v past
underestimated
v past p

underestimate
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Sense: Verb: estimate too low
Synonyms:
miscalculate, underrate, undervalue, sell sth short
Antonyms:
exaggerate, overestimate, overpraise, overrate, emphasize Collocations, maximize, highlight Collocations, misjudge, miscalculate, play up
Sense: Verb: minimize
Synonyms:
play down, shrug off, minimize, minimise (UK), trivialize, trivialise (UK), sell sb short, think little of, think too little of, make light of, belittle, underappreciate

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