understate
verb (used with object)
to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms.
have been understating
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present perfect progressiveof understate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For once the sherpas have been understating their accomplishment.
From Time Magazine Archive
