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understate
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
understate
(verb)
understated
(adjective)
understate
/ˌʌndɚ
ˈ
steɪt/
verb
understates
;
understated
;
understating
understate
/ˌʌndɚ
ˈ
steɪt/
verb
understates
;
understated
;
understating
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNDERSTATE
[
+ object
]
:
to say that (something) is smaller, less important, etc., than it really is
He
understated
his taxable income.
She's trying to
understate
the issue/problem.
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