underestimate, v.
(underestimated, underestimates, underestimating)
freq. cnt. 3
(underestimated, underestimates, underestimating)
freq. cnt. 3
make too low an estimate of
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
underestimate underrate
sample sentences
"he underestimated the work that went into the renovation""Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"
verb frames
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verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
make a deliberately low estimate
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
lowball underestimate
sample sentences
"The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
assign too low a value to
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
underestimate undervalue
sample sentences
"Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym