underrate
verb (used with object)
to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.
had underrated
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past perfectof underrate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The sophistication of the overall system made the Americans realize they had underrated the Soviets; they weren't even sure how the various electronic parts they had found worked together.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the Crusaders showed up determined to prove that the experts had underrated them all season.
From Time Magazine Archive
We see now that they had underrated both the production of wealth and the extent to which it could be mobilized for destructive purposes.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park
The well-turned compliment caught her unawares and she admitted to herself that perhaps she had underrated this briny youth who was again beginning to interest her extremely.
From The Harbor of Doubt by George W. Gage
He could not say more: he was engaged in devouring with his eyes every feature of her fair face, and thinking in his heart that he had underrated the power of her beauty.
From Under False Pretences A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
