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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Understate \Un`der*state"\, v. t.
     To state or represent less strongly than may be done
     truthfully.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Understate \Un`der*state"\, v. t.
     To state or represent less strongly than may be done
     truthfully.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  understate
       v : represent as less significant or important [syn: minimize,
            minimise, downplay] [ant: overstate]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  understate
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than
  needed; to minimise or downplay.
     2 (lb en transitive) To state (something) with a lack of emphasis, in
  order to express irony.
     3 To state a quantity that is too low.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  understate
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than
  needed; to minimise or downplay.
     2 (lb en transitive) To state (something) with a lack of emphasis, in
  order to express irony.
     3 To state a quantity that is too low.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  understate
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than
  needed; to minimise or downplay.
     2 (lb en transitive) To state (something) with a lack of emphasis, in
  order to express irony.
     3 To state a quantity that is too low.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  understate
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than
  needed; to minimise or downplay.
     2 (lb en transitive) To state (something) with a lack of emphasis, in
  order to express irony.
     3 To state a quantity that is too low.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  understate
     Englanti vb.
     lausua vähättelevästi, vähätellä

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Understate /ˌʌndəstˈeɪt/
  إغمطه

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  understate /ˌʌndəstˈeɪt/ 
  1. омаловажавам
  to state a quantity that is too low
  2. премълчавам
  to state something with less completeness than needed