underexaggerate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To understate. ambitransitive,rare
    — Academics tend to be very sceptical of oil forecasts made by the major oil companies as they underexaggerate the probable amounts of oil in the world.

词形变化

underexaggerates present,singular,third-person underexaggerating participle,present underexaggerated participle,past underexaggerated past

词源

From under- + exaggerate, rather illogically, since this might be expected to mean to exaggerate but insufficiently.
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