underrate

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verb un·der·rate \ ˌən-dər-ˈrāt , ˌən-də- \

Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

Definition of underrate

transitive verb

:to rate too low :undervalue

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Examples of underrate in a Sentence

She underrated her student's ability.
it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade

Recent Examples of underrate from the Web

Jim Kelly, QB (1986-1996) Remembered often for the comical misfortune of his early-90s Bills losing four consecutive Super Bowls, Kelly is regularly underrated against his contemporaries.

— tim kiernan, SI.com, "The 10 best Hall of Famers passed over in The MMQB All-Time Draft," 17 July 2017
That's why I, along with thousands of other CC students get ticked off when those who've never attended a community college underrate it without any concrete reason.

— hanna kang, Seventeen, "10 Things Community College Students Are Tired of Hearing," 26 June 2017
This week, though, no one should, under the pressure of Trumpism, sentimentalize Macron, or underrate his difficulties.

— adam gopnik, The New Yorker, "Emmanuel Macron’s French Lessons for Donald Trump," 25 May 2017
Few ’70s rock bands were as influential yet underrated as CBGB legend Television, which crafted NYC’s darker post-punk sound and later influenced generations of bands, from Interpol to Beach Fossils.

— courtney devores, charlotteobserver, "7 buzzworthy concerts coming to Charlotte in the next week," 24 May 2017
Mr. Gallini said the school was underrated by many middle-class families in its zone.

— kate taylor, New York Times, "Family by Family, How School Segregation Still Happens," 28 Apr. 2017

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