underexaggerate
underexaggerate verb: to understate.
Verb
underexaggerate (third-person singular simple present underexaggerates, present participle underexaggerating, simple past and past participle underexaggerated)
- To understate.
- Academics tend to be very sceptical of oil forecasts made by the major oil companies as they underexaggerate the probable amounts of oil in the world.1983, International Symposium on Theory and Practice in Transport
- Without the services of a qualified polygrapher, the defendant will almost always underexaggerate or lie about his or others' involvement in the conspiracy.2003, Gregory D Lee, Global Drug Enforcement
Forms of underexaggerate
| third-person singular present | underexaggerates |
|---|---|
| present participle | underexaggerating |
| past participle | underexaggerated |
| past | underexaggerated |
Origin of underexaggerate
From under- + exaggerate, rather illogically, since this might be expected to mean to exaggerate but insufficiently.
Questions about underexaggerate
- What does underexaggerate mean?
- Underexaggerate means to understate.
- What part of speech is underexaggerate?
- Underexaggerate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of underexaggerate?
- The past tense of underexaggerate is underexaggerated.
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