"underrepresent" meaning in All languages combined

See underrepresent on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underrepresent.wav Forms: underrepresents [present, singular, third-person], underrepresenting [participle, present], underrepresented [participle, past], underrepresented [past]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: From under- + represent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|represent}} under- + represent Head templates: {{en-verb}} underrepresent (third-person singular simple present underrepresents, present participle underrepresenting, simple past and past participle underrepresented)
  1. To represent something as being lower or smaller than is the case.
    Sense id: en-underrepresent-en-verb-U5wHXmsh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. To give something insufficient or inadequate representation.
    Sense id: en-underrepresent-en-verb-JZG7dZb5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: under-represent

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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