"underrepresent" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underrepresent.wav [US] Forms: underrepresents [present, singular, third-person], underrepresenting [participle, present], underrepresented [participle, past], underrepresented [past], under-represent [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English represent English underrepresent From under- + represent. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|under-|represent|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English represent English underrepresent [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*under", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*undar", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "under-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "under-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "under-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "represent", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "underrepresent", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="underrepresent"> From 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 referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 83 17
  2. To give something insufficient or inadequate representation.
    Sense id: en-underrepresent-en-verb-JZG7dZb5 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 53 47

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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