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Definition of underrate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

underrate

verb
 
/ˌʌndəˈreɪt/
 
/ˌʌndəˈreɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they underrate
 
/ˌʌndəˈreɪt/
 
/ˌʌndəˈreɪt/
he / she / it underrates
 
/ˌʌndəˈreɪts/
 
/ˌʌndəˈreɪts/
past simple underrated
 
/ˌʌndəˈreɪtɪd/
 
/ˌʌndəˈreɪtɪd/
past participle underrated
 
/ˌʌndəˈreɪtɪd/
 
/ˌʌndəˈreɪtɪd/
-ing form underrating
 
/ˌʌndəˈreɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˌʌndəˈreɪtɪŋ/
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  1. underrate somebody/something to not recognize how good, important, etc. somebody/something really is
    • He's seriously underrated as a writer.
    • an underrated movie
    • Don’t underrate yourself.
    compare overrate, underestimate
See underrate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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