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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Undervalue \Un'der*val"ue\, verb (used with an object)
1. To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to depreciate.
2. To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to hold in mean estimation; to despise.
In comparison of it I undervalued all ensigns of authority. --Atterbury.
I write not this with the least intention to undervalue the other parts of poetry. --Dryden.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Undervalue \Un'der*val"ue\, noun A low rate or price; a price less than the real worth; undervaluation. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
undervalue
verb
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
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