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Verb: understate  ,ún-du(r)'steyt
  1. Represent as less significant or important
    "Again the raw growth numbers understate the gain in economic well-being";
    - minimize, minimise [Brit], downplay

Derived forms: understated, understates, understating

Type of: inform

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