undervalue

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

  1. assign too low a value to“Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price”Synonyms: underestimate
  2. esteem lightly
  3. lose in value“The dollar depreciated again”Synonyms: depreciatedevaluatedevalue
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Undervalue \Un`der*val"ue\, v. t.

1.To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to depreciate. [1913 Webster]

2.To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to hold in mean estimation; to despise. [1913 Webster]

In comparison of it I undervalued all ensigns of authority.— Atterbury.[1913 Webster]
I write not this with the least intention to undervalue the other parts of poetry.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

Undervalue \Un`der*val"ue\, n. A low rate or price; a price less than the real worth; undervaluation. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
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