undervalue

[ uhn-der-val-yoo ]

/ ˌʌn dərˈvæl yu /

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verb (used with object), un·der·val·ued, un·der·val·u·ing.

to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.

to diminish in value; make of less value.

to have insufficient regard or esteem for; hold too low an opinion of.

Nearby words

undertow, undertrick, undertrump, underused, underutilize, undervalue, undervest, underwaist, underwater, underway, underwear

Origin of undervalue

First recorded in 1590–1600; under- + value

SYNONYMS FOR undervalue

1 underrate, underestimate, depreciate.

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Related forms

un·der·val·u·a·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for undervalue

No country can or should or is authorized to undervalue India.
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And even that those decisions will tend to undervalue the lives of people with Down's syndrom and other disabling conditions.
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In a way the film is a perfect parable about moviemakers who undervalue their ability to entertain.
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The very nature of a sick man's temper is to undervalue all sufferings save his own and those resembling his.
Arthur O'Leary|Charles James Lever

They evidently overrate themselves or undervalue the force of their opponents.
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I have taken for granted the cultivation of the emotions, the importance of which I am the last to undervalue.
The Moral Instruction of Children|Felix Adler
We must not undervalue, on the other hand, Mozart's more exact knowledge and freer use than formerly of external means.
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It is safer, and certainly more becoming, to overpraise than to undervalue and dispraise another.
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British Dictionary definitions for undervalue

undervalue

/ (ˌʌndəˈvæljuː) /

verb -values, -valuing or -valued

(tr) to value at too low a level or price

Derived Forms

undervaluation, nounundervaluer, noun

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undervalue

verb (used with object), un·der·val·ued, un·der·val·u·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for undervalue

undervalue

verb -values, -valuing or -valued

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