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 Definitions of understate  [ˌʌn dərˈsteɪt]  

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Definition of 'understate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) understate
to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would indicate; set forth in restrained terms.

Etymology:  (1815–25)

Definition of 'understate' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) understate, minimize, minimise, downplay
represent as less significant or important


Definition of 'understate' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) understate
to state or represent less strongly than may be done truthfully


Translation of 'understate' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to state less than the truth about (something)
She has understated her difficulties.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: versag, verklein Arabic flag Arabic: يَصَرِّح بِشَكلٍ أقل مما Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: омаловажвам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: atenuar Czech flag Czech: minimalizovat German flag German: untertreiben
Danish flag Danish: underdrive Greek flag Greek: παρουσιάζω κτ. μετριασμέν Spanish flag Spanish: atenuar, minimizar; subes
Estonian flag Estonian: pehmendama, väiksemana es Farsi flag Farsi: کوچکتر یا کمتر از واقعیت Finnish flag Finnish: vähätellä
French flag French: minimiser Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהַמעִיט בְּ- Hindi flag Hindi: कम कर के बताना, का महत्व
Croatian flag Croatian: ublažiti Hungarian flag Hungarian: (el)bagatellizál Indonesian flag Indonesian: mengungkapkan sedikit
Icelandic flag Icelandic: dragaúr Italian flag Italian: minimizzare Japanese flag Japanese: 控え目に言う
Korean flag Korean: 삼가서 말하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: švelniau pavaizduoti Latvian flag Latvian: noklusēt; nepateikt visu
Malay flag Malay: menaksir sst kurang drpd Dutch flag Dutch: (zich) zwak uitdrukken Norwegian flag Norwegian: underdrive
Polish flag Polish: umniejszyć Persian flag Persian: کوچکتر یا کمتر از واقعیت Pashto flag Pashto: نيمګړې ويل، په نيمه خوله
Portuguese flag Portuguese: atenuar Romanian flag Romanian: a minimaliza Russian flag Russian: преуменьшать
Slovak flag Slovak: minimalizovať Slovenian flag Slovenian: zadržano se izraziti Serbian flag Serbian: ublažiti
Swedish flag Swedish: bagatellisera, underdriva Thai flag Thai: กล่าวถึงอย่างไม่เต็มที่ Turkish flag Turkish: olduğundan daha önemsiz g
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 未如實說出,輕描淡寫 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: применшувати Urdu flag Urdu: واقعہ کو گھٹا کر بيان کرن
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nói giảm đi Chinese flag Chinese: 没有如实地陈述,轻描淡写地说

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