Undervalue

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Undervalue \Un`der*val"ue\, v. t.
     1. To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to
        depreciate.
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     2. To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to hold in


        mean estimation; to despise.
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              In comparison of it I undervalued all ensigns of
              authority.                            --Atterbury.
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              I write not this with the least intention to
              undervalue the other parts of poetry. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Undervalue \Un`der*val"ue\, n.
     A low rate or price; a price less than the real worth;
     undervaluation. --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  undervalue
       v 1: assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of
            this heirlooom-you may sell it at a good price" [syn: {underestimate}]
            [ant: {overvalue}, {overvalue}]
       2: esteem lightly
       3: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" [syn: {depreciate},
           {devaluate}, {devalue}] [ant: {appreciate}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "undervalue":
     belittle, decry, deprecate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue,
     disparage, lower, make light of, make little of, make nothing of,
     mark down, minimize, misestimate, misprize, sell short,
     set at naught, set little by, shrug off, think little of,
     think nothing of, underestimate, underprize, underrate,
     underreckon, write down, write off