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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhn-der-reyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn dərˈreɪt |
Définition of underrate
Origin :- also under-rate, 1640s, "to esteem at too little worth," from under + rate (v.). Related: Underrated; underrating.
- verb underestimate
- verb devalue
- He does not underrate the talents of milord Wellington as a commander.
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
- He would not have them underrate the importance of the Baptist's service.
- Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
- Let us not underrate the value of a fact; it will one day flower in a truth.
- Extract from : « My Studio Neighbors » by William Hamilton Gibson
- Slaveholders ever underrate the intelligence with which they have to grapple.
- Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass
- Far be it from me to underrate the sufferings of the Irish people.
- Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass
- There was a disposition to underrate dangers that were not on the surface.
- Extract from : « Lectures on the French Revolution » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
- Not that I wish to underrate the importance of clever and solid reviews.
- Extract from : « More Letters of Charles Darwin » by Charles Darwin
- Raleigh, who did nothing by halves, was not accustomed to underrate his own misfortunes.
- Extract from : « Raleigh » by Edmund Gosse
- In work of this kind a teacher should not underrate the value of reviews.
- Extract from : « Orthography » by Elmer W. Cavins
- You underrate Gurth, my brother, when you speak of him but as the vice earl of Harold.
- Extract from : « Harold, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Antonyms for underrate
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