3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Understate \Un`der*state"\, v. t. To state or represent less strongly than may be done truthfully. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: understate v : represent as less significant or important [syn: {minimize}, {minimise}, {downplay}] [ant: {overstate}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 39 Moby Thesaurus words for "understate": belie, burlesque, camouflage, caricature, color, disguise, distort, dress up, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, falsify, fudge, garble, gild, gloss, gloss over, mask, miscite, miscolor, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, misstate, misteach, overdraw, overstate, parody, pervert, slant, strain, titivate, travesty, trick out, twist, varnish, warp, whitewash, wrench
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