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Definition of undervalue - 3 dictionary results

un⋅der⋅val⋅ue

  [uhn-der-val-yoo]
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–verb (used with object), -ued, -u⋅ing.
1. to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
2. to diminish in value; make of less value.
3. to have insufficient regard or esteem for; hold too low an opinion of.
Origin:
1590–1600; under- + value

Related forms:
un⋅der⋅val⋅u⋅a⋅tion, noun

Synonyms:
1. underrate, underestimate, depreciate.
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un·der·val·ue   (ŭn'dər-vāl'yōō)   
tr.v.   un·der·val·ued, un·der·val·u·ing, un·der·val·ues

  1. To assign too low a value to; underestimate.

  2. To have too little regard or esteem for.

un'der·val'u·a'tion n.
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Word Origin & History

undervalue 
1596, "to rate as inferior in value" (to), from under + value (v.). Sense of "to estimate or esteem too low" is recorded from 1611. Meaning "to rate at too low a monetary value" is attested from 1622.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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