underattribute
underattribute · underattributes · underattributed · underattributing
To attribute insufficiently or inadequatelyTo attribute insufficiently or inadequately.: To underestimate the role of some specified factors in causing (a particular outcome, action, or state of affairs).
Meaning
3 sensesTo attribute insufficiently or inadequately.
(transitive)To underestimate the role of some specified factors in causing (a particular outcome, action, or state of affairs).
(transitive)To tend to mistakenly believe that (a certain quality) is not present when, in fact, it is.
(transitive)To misattribute a work of art by asserting that the artist is a less renowned one than it actually is.
Origin
From under- + attribute.From under- + attribute.
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Forms
underattributes, underattributing, underattributed, underattributed| Base form | underattribute · to underattribute |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | underattributes |
| Present participle | underattributing |
| Past simple | underattributed |
| Past participle | underattributed |
regular · Lesson
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedunderattribution
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle