Associations to the word «Understate»

Wiktionary

UNDERSTATE, verb. To state something with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
UNDERSTATE, verb. To state something with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
UNDERSTATE, verb. To state a quantity that is too low.

Dictionary definition

UNDERSTATE, verb. Represent as less significant or important.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche