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Understate
ˌʌndəˈsteɪt
Understate definitions
verb
understate
understated
understates
understating
- describe or represent (something) as being smaller or less good or important than it really is
"the press have understated the extent of the problem"
play down downplay make light of underrate rate too low not do justice to do an injustice to underplay de-emphasize underemphasize trivialize minimize diminish downgrade reduce lessen brush aside gloss over shrug off