Underestimate, v. t.
To set to
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Underestimate, n.
The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for underestimate; he lists it under disparage.
Where he writes about it:
A witness or a statement is discredited; the currency is depreciated; a good name is dishonored by unworthy conduct; we underestimate in our own minds; we may underrate or undervalue in statement to others. — from disparage