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underpraise

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[uhn-der-preyz] / ˌʌn dərˈpreɪz /

verb (used with object)

underpraised, underpraising

  1. to praise to a lesser degree or extent than the circumstances warrant.

Etymology

Origin of underpraise

First recorded in 1690–1700; under- + praise

Example Sentences

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I suppose Calderon was over-praised some twenty years ago: for the last twenty it has been the fashion to underpraise him, I am sure. 

From Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 by Wright, William Aldis

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