Новый большой англо-русский словарь - understate
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understate
1. преуменьшать; занижать they exaggerated the enemy losses and understated their own —- они преувеличивали потери противника и занижали свои собственные 2. высказываться сдержанно; недоговаривать
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v.tr. 1 express in greatly or unduly restrained terms. 2 represent as being less than it actually is. Derivatives understatement n. understater n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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transitive verb Date: 1824 1. to represent as less than is the case ~ taxable income 2. to state or present with restraint especially for effect • ~ment noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(understates, understating, understated) If you understate something, you describe it in a way that suggests that it is less important or serious than it really is. The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices... ? overstate, exaggerate VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important than it really is (This report understates the seriousness of the situation.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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