underrate
verb (used with object)
to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.
have underrated
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present perfectof underrate.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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Do you know, Katrine," he continued, "I think I have underrated Ravenel.
From Katrine by Elinor Macartney Lane
He seems to have underrated the effect which he had produced, for instead of instantly assuming the offensive he busied himself in strengthening his defences.
From The Great Boer War by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Possibly he may have underrated the force of the opposition which he treated so lightly; possibly he altogether misjudged the situation.
From The Secret Glory by Arthur Machen
My present impression is that I have underrated this action in the "Origin."
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Sir Francis Darwin
He seems to have underrated both the British numbers and the British activity.
From The Great Boer War by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
