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Definitions for underrate
ˌʌn dərˈreɪtun·der·rate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. underestimate, underrateverb

    make too low an estimate of

    "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"

Wiktionary

  1. underratenoun

    A price less than the value.

    to sell a thing at an underrate

  2. underrateverb

    to underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Underratenoun

    A price less than is usual.

    Etymology: from the verb.

    The useless brute is from Newmarket brought,
    And at an underrate in Smithfield bought,
    To turn a mill. Dryden.

  2. To Underrateverb

    To rate too low.

    Etymology: under and rate.

ChatGPT

  1. underrate

    To underrate is to underestimate the extent, value, or importance of someone or something. It means to assess or judge something or someone as less competent or effective than what is actually true.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Underrateverb

    to rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue

  2. Underratenoun

    a price less than the value; as, to sell a thing at an underrate

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Underrate

    un-dėr-rāt′, v.t. to rate under the value.—n. Un′derrate, a price less than the worth.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of underrate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of underrate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of underrate in a Sentence

  1. Henry Adams:

    It is impossible to underrate human intelligence--beginning with one's own.

  2. Goa Kerle:

    Don 't overrate fear and underrate action and spirit.

  3. Mark Warner:

    This White House seems to continue to both undermine and underrate the level of that threat and that does not make our system more secure.

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