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understate

[ uhn-der-steyt ]

verb (used with object)

understated, understating.
  1. to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms:

    The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.



understate

/ ˌʌԻəˈٱɪ /

verb

  1. to state (something) in restrained terms, often to obtain an ironic effect
  2. to state that (something, such as a number) is less than it is
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ··ٲٱ·Գ [uhn-der-, steyt, -m, uh, nt, uhn, -der-steyt-], noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of understate1

First recorded in 1815–25; under- + state
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Subtract, released in May 2023, presented a more understated, introspective side to the star's bubbly pop persona - with production from The National's Aaron Dessner.

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Even before its release, the film made headlines over its budget - huge for the relatively understated Malayalam film industry - and star-studded promotions.

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Samantha Thompson, specialist prosecutor of the Crown Prosecution Service, said the lifelong trauma caused by the brothers could not be understated.

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Wearing a crisp outfit of brown khakis, an Ecuador soccer jersey, Harold Lloyd-style glasses and a 1988 Dodgers World Series championship ring that was simultaneously brilliant yet understated, he greeted them all by name.

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"The UK, I think, to understand certain aspects of our culture, you've got to dig into it a little bit because we tend to understate things quite a lot."

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