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subestimate

subestimate verb: underestimate.

Verb

subestimate (third-person singular simple present subestimates, present participle subestimating, simple past and past participle subestimated)

  1. underestimate

Noun

subestimate (plural subestimates)

  1. subestimation, underestimation

Forms of subestimate

Verb
third-person singular presentsubestimates
present participlesubestimating
past participlesubestimated
pastsubestimated
Noun
pluralsubestimates

Origin of subestimate

From sub- + estimate.

Questions about subestimate

What does subestimate mean?
Subestimate means underestimate.
What part of speech is subestimate?
Subestimate can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of subestimate?
The past tense of subestimate is subestimated.

Words near subestimate in the dictionary

  1. subesophageal
  2. subessential
  3. subessive
  4. subessive case
  5. subessive cases
  6. subestimate
  7. subestimated
  8. subestimates
  9. subestimation
  10. subestimations
  11. subestuaries

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