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un·der·rate

underrate

pronunciation:
uhn dr reIt
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: underrated, underrates, underrating
definition: to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate.
The guidebook certainly underrated this excellent hotel by giving it only two stars.
antonyms:
overrate
similar words:
belittle, underestimate