Meaning

1 senses

  1. (rare)To understate.

Origin

From under- + exaggerate, rather illogically, since this might be expected to mean to exag

From under- + exaggerate, rather illogically, since this might be expected to mean to exaggerate but insufficiently.

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Forms

underexaggerates, underexaggerating, underexaggerated, underexaggerated
Base formunderexaggerate · to underexaggerate
3rd person singularunderexaggerates
Present participleunderexaggerating
Past simpleunderexaggerated
Past participleunderexaggerated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunderexaggerate
he, she, itunderexaggerates

Past simpleLesson

all personsunderexaggerated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave underexaggerated
he, she, ithas underexaggerated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill underexaggerate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
underdevelopunderdogunderestimateB2underfoot
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