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understate

verb

/ˌʌndərˈsteɪt/

Meaning

To describe something as being less important or serious than it really is.

He tends to understate his achievements.

downplay, minimize, diminish, belittle

exaggerate, overstate

understate the case, understate the importance, understate the problem

to regard with great respect; revere

to press or squeeze something so that it becomes smaller

to openly declare or admit something, often publicly and firmly

to extend or expand; to make or become longer or wider

To remove the testicles of a male animal or human.

To give a false impression of something; to contradict.