UNDERSTATE


Meaning of UNDERSTATE in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb

Etymology: under (I) + state

1. : to represent as being less than the true number, size, intensity : state inadequately or less strongly than may be done truthfully

understate taxable income

understate the logical difficulties of a proposed scheme

2. : to state or describe with deliberate restraint especially so as to achieve an effective contrast : withhold obvious emphasis from

story is told with … understated force — Time

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.