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understate
[ uhn-der-steyt ]
/ ˌʌn dərˈsteɪt /
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verb (used with object), un·der·stat·ed, un·der·stat·ing.
to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
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OTHER WORDS FROM understate
un·der·state·ment [uhn-der-steyt-muhnt, uhn-der-steyt-], /ˌʌn dərˈsteɪt mənt, ˈʌn dərˌsteɪt-/, nounWords nearby understate
underspin, understaffed, understand, understandable, understanding, understate, understated, understatement, understeer, understock, understood
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British Dictionary definitions for understate
understate
/ (ˌʌndəˈsteɪt) /
verb
to state (something) in restrained terms, often to obtain an ironic effect
to state that (something, such as a number) is less than it is
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