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underrecognise

underrecognise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of underrecognize.

Meaning of underrecognize

Verb

underrecognize (third-person singular simple present underrecognizes, present participle underrecognizing, simple past and past participle underrecognized)

  1. To grant less recognition to (something) than appropriate.
    • Because of these difficulties, he added, “its outstanding gold reserves were being underrecognized by the market.”2007 January 7, Carole Gould, “Three Philosophies, Three Big Gains”, in The New York Times

Forms of underrecognise

third-person singular presentunderrecognises
present participleunderrecognising
past participleunderrecognised
pastunderrecognised

Questions about underrecognise

What is underrecognise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Underrecognise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of underrecognize.

Words near underrecognise in the dictionary

  1. underrealms
  2. underreckon
  3. underreckoned
  4. underreckoning
  5. underreckons
  6. underrecognise
  7. underrecognised
  8. underrecognises
  9. underrecognising
  10. underrecognition
  11. underrecognize

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