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underrate

/ˌʌndɚɹˈeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-rate
IPA
/ˌʌndɚɹˈeɪt/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate.

Transitive verb

noun

A price that is less than the value.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English rate English underrate From under- + rate.

Usage

Inflected Forms

underrates (present, singular) underrating (participle, present) underrated (participle, past) underrated (past) underrates (plural)

Derived Forms

underrater

Synonyms

underapproximate understate misunderestimate sell short underestimate underguess underjudge underrate underreckon

Antonyms

overrate overapproximate overestimate overhold overreckon overstate overthink

Rhymes With

great state wait late date rate hate first-rate straight eight create weight

Questions

How do you pronounce underrate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɚɹˈeɪt/.
What does underrate mean?
To underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate.
Where does underrate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English rate English underrate From under- + rate.

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