1. Hjem
  2. Definisjoner
  3. Engelsk
  4. understate

Definisjon av understate

Vi fant 4 definisjoner av understate på engelsk.

Annonsering

WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Verb
understate - represent as less significant or important
minimize, minimise, downplay
hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, magnify, amplify to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
inform give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"
trivialise, trivialize make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!"
= synonym
= antonym
= relatert ord

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

Verb
understate - To state something with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
understate - To state something with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
understate - To state a quantity that is too low.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) understate
  • Presens: understate / understates
  • Preteritum: understated
  • Perfektum: (have) understated

Uttale

%NAME

%TEXT

Siste søk

unctuous upper prefiguration appalling judicial