underrate
verb (used with object)
to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.
has underrated
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present perfectof underrate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has underrated scouting instincts, but he also recognizes that he cannot succeed alone and must resist micromanagement.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2019
Benson has underrated lateral agility and short-area quickness, but he lacks the initial burst to explode into cuts early in the run.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2012
Warton has not exaggerated the defects of Statius, but he has underrated his merits.
From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Alexander Pope
Nevertheless, the author has underrated in certain respects the value of his own work.
From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by G. Barnett Smith
In a short time she discovers that she has underrated the expense or exaggerated the results, and her projects are straightway abandoned as rapidly and thoughtlessly as they were commenced.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 by Various
