Hypertext Webster Gateway: "understate"
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) 1.7 (wn)
understate
v : represent as less significant or important [syn: {minimize},
{minimise}] [ant: {overstate}]
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