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English Dictionary: understate by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
understate
v
  1. represent as less significant or important [syn: understate, minimize, minimise, downplay]
    Antonym(s): amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Understate \Un`der*state"\, v. t.
      To state or represent less strongly than may be done
      truthfully.
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