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English Dictionary: underestimate by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
underestimate
n
  1. an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
    Synonym(s): underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning
v
  1. assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"
    Synonym(s): undervalue, underestimate
    Antonym(s): overestimate, overvalue
  2. make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"
    Synonym(s): lowball, underestimate
  3. make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"
    Synonym(s): underestimate, underrate
    Antonym(s): overestimate, overrate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Underestimate \Un`der*es"ti*mate\, v. t.
      To set to[?] low a value on; to estimate below the truth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Underestimate \Un`der*es"ti*mate\, n.
      The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.
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