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Webster 1913 Edition


Undervalue

Unˊder-val′ue

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to depreciate.
2.
To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to hold in mean estimation; to despise.
In comparison of it I
undervalued
all ensigns of authority.
Atterbury.
I write not this with the least intention to
undervalue
the other parts of poetry.
Dryden.

Unˊder-val′ue

,
Noun.
A low rate or price; a price less than the real worth; undervaluation.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Undervalue

UNDERVAL'UE

, v.t.
1.
To value, rate or estimate below the real worth.
2.
To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth.
In comparison of the discharge of my duties, I undervalued all designs of authority.
3.
To despise; to hold in mean estimation.
I write not this with the least intention to undervalue the other parts of poetry.

UNDERVAL'UE

,
Noun.
Low rate or price; a price less than the real worth.

Definition 2024


undervalue

undervalue

English

Verb

undervalue (third-person singular simple present undervalues, present participle undervaluing, simple past and past participle undervalued)

  1. (transitive) To underestimate, or assign too low a value to.
  2. (transitive) To have too little regard for.
    • Atterbury
      In comparison of it I undervalued all ensigns of authority.
    • Dryden
      I write not this with the least intention to undervalue the other parts of poetry.

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