undervalue
VerbWordNet 3.0
Verb (3)
- assign too low a value to“Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price”Synonyms: underestimate
- esteem lightly
- lose in value“The dollar depreciated again”Synonyms: depreciatedevaluatedevalue
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]